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, 25 July 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 03:55
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:16
- 2☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:39
- 3♀︎ Venus06:39 – 08:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:24
- 5☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:32
- 8♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:55
- 9☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:17
- 10♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 19:03
- 12☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:40
- 3♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:18
- 4☉︎ Sun22:18 – 22:55
- 5♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:03
- 10♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:40
- 11☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:18
- 12♀︎ Venus03:18 – 03:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 25 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 16h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:55, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:53 to 05:16: 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.