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 Saturday, 22 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:37
- 3♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:14
- 10♂︎ Mars14:14 – 14:53
- 11☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:33
- 12♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:33
- 2☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:34
- 5♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 22 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.