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, 21 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 12:03
- 7☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:34
- 9☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:20
- 10♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:53
- 12☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 21 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:41 to 05:55: 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.