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 Monday, 31 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:52
- 5☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:35
- 6♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:00
- 8☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:07
- 11♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:49
- 12☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:06
- 3☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:59
- 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:16
- 7☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:34
- 8♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 04:09
- 10☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 31 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:03 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.