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 Monday, 7 August 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:13
- 4♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:50
- 6♀︎ Venus10:50 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:27
- 8☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:22
- 11♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:41
- 12☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:23
- 3☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:28
- 6♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 00:51
- 8♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:15
- 10☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 7 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:18 to 05:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.