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 Thursday, 17 August 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:53
- 2♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:08
- 3☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:22
- 4♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:52
- 6☽︎ Moon10:52 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:51
- 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 17:06
- 11♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:52
- 4♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:37
- 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:22
- 6♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:53
- 8☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:09
- 11♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:55
- 12☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 17 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:38 to 05:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.