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 Friday, 4 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:09
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:48
- 3☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:41
- 8♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:23
- 9☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:05
- 10♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:28
- 12☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 4 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:09, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:11 to 05:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.