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 Wednesday, 18 April 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:12
- 11☽︎ Moon03:12 – 03:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 18 April 2029, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:49 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.