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, 21 August 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:26
- 4♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:39
- 5☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:53
- 6♀︎ Venus10:53 – 12:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:19
- 8☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:59
- 11♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:13
- 12☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:00
- 3☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:20
- 6♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:07
- 7☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:54
- 8♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:27
- 10☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 21 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:46 to 05:59: 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.