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 Tuesday, 9 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 03:58
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:20
- 2☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:40
- 3♀︎ Venus06:40 – 08:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:20
- 5☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:41
- 12☽︎ Moon18:41 – 20:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 20:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:21
- 3♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 01:59
- 10♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:39
- 11☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:18
- 12♀︎ Venus03:18 – 03:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 9 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:58, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:00 to 05:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.