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, 22 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:48
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 03:50
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 05:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:35
- 3♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:59
- 4☉︎ Sun07:59 – 09:22
- 5♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:44
- 11☉︎ Sun17:44 – 19:07
- 12♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:07
- 2☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 22:57
- 5♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:13
- 12♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 22 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:48 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 16h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:50, lasts 7h 19m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:48 to 05:12: 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.