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, 20 May 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:40
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 03:38
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:40 – 05:03
- 2♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:50
- 4☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:35
- 11☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 20:58
- 2♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:34
- 3☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:13
- 9♂︎ Mars01:13 – 01:49
- 10☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:25
- 11♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 20 May 2029, the Sun rises at 03:40 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 16h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:38, lasts 7h 17m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:40 to 05:03: 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.