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, 3 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 15:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:16 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:06
- 9♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:18
- 11☽︎ Moon14:18 – 14:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:54
- 2♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:18
- 3☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:42
- 4♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 3 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 15:30: the day lasts 7h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 16h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:16 to 08:52: 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.