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 Thursday, 28 December 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:12
- 2♂︎ Mars09:12 – 09:47
- 3☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:21
- 4♀︎ Venus10:21 – 10:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 12:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:15
- 9♂︎ Mars13:15 – 13:49
- 10☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:24
- 11♀︎ Venus14:24 – 14:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:49
- 4♂︎ Mars19:49 – 21:15
- 5☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:40
- 6♀︎ Venus22:40 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 04:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:47
- 11♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:12
- 12☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 28 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 6h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 17h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:37 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.