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 Wednesday, 30 May 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:25
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 03:24
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:51
- 2☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 09:10
- 5♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:09
- 9♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:16
- 11☽︎ Moon02:16 – 02:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 30 May 2029, the Sun rises at 03:25 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 17h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:24, lasts 6h 47m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:25 to 04:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.