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, 22 April 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:53
- 2♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:19
- 10☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 22 April 2029, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:53: 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.