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 Thursday, 11 May 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:56
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 03:54
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:17
- 2♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:38
- 3☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:58
- 4♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:40
- 6☽︎ Moon10:40 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:42
- 9♂︎ Mars14:42 – 16:03
- 10☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:24
- 11♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 20:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:05 – 20:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:02
- 4♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:41
- 5☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:20
- 6♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:39
- 8☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 01:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:36
- 11♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:15
- 12☉︎ Sun03:15 – 03:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 11 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:56 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:54, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 03:56 to 05:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.