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 Saturday, 27 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:29
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 03:28
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 06:20
- 3♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:45
- 4☉︎ Sun07:45 – 09:10
- 5♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:43
- 11☉︎ Sun17:43 – 19:08
- 12♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:08
- 2☽︎ Moon21:08 – 21:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:10
- 9☽︎ Moon01:10 – 01:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 02:53
- 12♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 27 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:29 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 17h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:28, lasts 6h 54m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:29 to 04:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.