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, 11 July 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:31
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 03:32
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:57
- 2☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:24
- 3♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:16
- 5☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:28
- 10♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:20
- 12☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 21:54
- 3♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:28
- 4☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:02
- 5♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:51
- 10♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:25
- 11☉︎ Sun02:25 – 02:59
- 12♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 11 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:31 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 17h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:32, lasts 6h 46m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:31 to 04:57: 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.