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, 3 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:13
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:31
- 2☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:25
- 5♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:24
- 9♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 02:47
- 11☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 3 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:13 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:13 to 05:31: 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.