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, 1 May 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:15
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 08:09
- 4♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:27
- 5☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:44
- 6♀︎ Venus10:44 – 12:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:19
- 8☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:10
- 11♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:28
- 12☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:10
- 3☽︎ Moon21:10 – 21:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:18
- 6♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:43
- 8♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:08
- 10☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 1 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:15, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:18 to 05:35: 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.