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, 5 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:24
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 03:25
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:51
- 2☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 09:13
- 5♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 21:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:14
- 9♀︎ Venus01:14 – 01:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:19
- 11☽︎ Moon02:19 – 02:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 5 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:24 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 17h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:25, lasts 6h 33m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:24 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 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.