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, 1 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:20
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 03:21
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 06:16
- 3♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:43
- 4☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:11
- 5♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 12:07
- 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:27
- 12♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:27
- 2☽︎ Moon21:27 – 21:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:12
- 9☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 02:48
- 12♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 1 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:20 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 17h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:21, lasts 6h 26m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:20 to 04:48: 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.