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, 23 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:35
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 03:33
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:59
- 2☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:23
- 3♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:12
- 5☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:14
- 10♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 19:03
- 12☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:38
- 3♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:14
- 4☉︎ Sun22:14 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:47
- 10♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:22
- 11☉︎ Sun02:22 – 02:58
- 12♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 23 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:35 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 16h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:33, lasts 7h 06m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:35 to 04:59: 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.