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 Tuesday, 24 April 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:49
- 2☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:04
- 3♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:15
- 12☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:00
- 3♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:17
- 10♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:02
- 11☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:47
- 12♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 24 April 2029, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:35 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.