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, 14 January 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:43
- 11☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 15:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:20
- 2♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:43
- 3☉︎ Sun18:43 – 20:05
- 4♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:42
- 11♀︎ Venus05:42 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 14 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 7h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:28 to 09:05: 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.