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, 15 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:49
- 2☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:05
- 3♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:36
- 5☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:54
- 10♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:10
- 3♂︎ Mars21:10 – 21:54
- 4☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:39
- 5♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:22
- 10♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:07
- 11☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:51
- 12♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 15 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:34 to 05:49: 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.