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, 16 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:46
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 03:45
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:46 – 05:09
- 2☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:31
- 3♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:16
- 5☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:52
- 12☽︎ Moon18:52 – 20:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 20:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:30
- 3♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:07
- 4☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:52
- 10♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:30
- 11☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:07
- 12♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 16 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:46 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 16h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:45, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:46 to 05:09: 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.