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 Monday, 21 May 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 03:38
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 03:37
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon03:38 – 05:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:49
- 4♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:13
- 5☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:37
- 6♀︎ Venus10:37 – 12:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:24
- 8☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:36
- 11♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:59
- 12☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:23 – 20:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:35
- 3☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 22:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:24
- 6♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:36
- 8♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 01:48
- 10☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 21 May 2029, the Sun rises at 03:38 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 16h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:37, lasts 7h 13m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 03:38 to 05:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.