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 Tuesday, 9 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:09
- 2☉︎ Sun09:09 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:00
- 10♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:13
- 12☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:36
- 3♂︎ Mars18:36 – 20:00
- 4☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:23
- 5♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:44
- 11☉︎ Sun05:44 – 07:08
- 12♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 9 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 7h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:32 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.