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, 11 February 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:25
- 11☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 16:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:37
- 4♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 11 February 2029, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:25: 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.