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 Saturday, 16 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 15:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:41
- 3♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:43
- 10♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:17
- 11☉︎ Sun14:17 – 14:52
- 12♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:52
- 2☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 21:09
- 5♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:34
- 6☉︎ Sun22:34 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 07:07
- 12♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 16 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 15:26: the day lasts 6h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 17h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.