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, 20 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:58
- 2♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:15
- 2♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 20 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:44 to 05:58: 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.