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 Wednesday, 26 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:45
- 2☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 02:58
- 11☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 26 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:29 to 05:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.