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 Sunday, 6 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:35
- 2♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:12
- 4☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:24
- 11☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 20:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:43
- 2♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:14
- 10☉︎ Sun02:14 – 02:55
- 11♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 6 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:16 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.