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, 24 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:18
- 4♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:33
- 5☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:48
- 6♀︎ Venus10:48 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:17
- 8☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 17:01
- 11♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:16
- 12☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:01
- 3☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:01
- 7☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:46
- 8♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:16
- 10☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 24 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:34 to 05:49: 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.