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 Thursday, 3 May 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:31
- 2♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:49
- 3☉︎ Sun06:49 – 08:07
- 4♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:43
- 6☽︎ Moon10:43 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:55
- 10☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:13
- 11♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:54
- 4♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:36
- 5☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:42
- 8☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:48
- 11♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:29
- 12☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 3 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:14 to 05:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.