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, 1 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:06
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:08
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:27
- 2☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:47
- 3♀︎ Venus06:47 – 08:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:28
- 5☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:51
- 12☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 20:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:11
- 4☉︎ Sun22:11 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:09
- 10♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:49
- 11☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:29
- 12♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 1 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:06 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:08, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:06 to 05:27: 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.