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 Friday, 13 April 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 19:57
- 2☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:42
- 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 13 April 2029, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:02 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.