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 Wednesday, 1 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:18
- 9☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:35
- 12♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:35
- 2♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 20:04
- 4☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 1 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.