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, 6 May 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:07
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:05
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:26
- 2♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:04
- 4☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:17
- 11☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:35
- 2♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:21
- 9♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:02
- 10☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:43
- 11♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 6 May 2029, the Sun rises at 04:07 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:05, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:07 to 05:26: 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.