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, 18 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:43
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 03:42
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:43 – 05:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:29
- 3☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:18 – 20:55
- 2☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:32
- 3♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:14
- 9☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:51
- 10♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:05
- 12☽︎ Moon03:05 – 03:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 18 May 2029, the Sun rises at 03:43 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 16h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:42, lasts 7h 24m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:43 to 05:06: 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.