Planetary hours
in Nizhniy Novgorod.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 7 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 13:57
- 10☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:09
- 2☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:33
- 3♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:21
- 5☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 07:10
- 12☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 7 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 7h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 16h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:34 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.