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, 24 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:33
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 03:32
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:58
- 2☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 09:12
- 5♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 19:04
- 12♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:04
- 2♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:11
- 9♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:21
- 11☽︎ Moon02:21 – 02:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 24 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:33 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 16h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:32, lasts 7h 03m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:33 to 04:58: 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.