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, 10 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:58
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 03:56
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:18
- 2☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:20
- 5♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 20:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:18
- 9♀︎ Venus01:18 – 01:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:37
- 11☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 03:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 10 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:58 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:56, lasts 7h 53m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:58 to 05:18: 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.