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, 30 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:25
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 03:24
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:51
- 2☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:17
- 3♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 09:09
- 5☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:20
- 10♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 19:12
- 12☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:46
- 3♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:43
- 10♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:16
- 11☉︎ Sun02:16 – 02:50
- 12♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 30 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:25 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 17h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:24, lasts 6h 46m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:25 to 04:51: 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.