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, 1 May 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:35
- 2☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:52
- 3♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:18
- 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:53
- 10♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:27
- 12☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:10
- 3♂︎ Mars21:10 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:08
- 10♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:51
- 11☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:33
- 12♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 1 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:18 to 05:35: 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.