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 Thursday, 31 May 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:24
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 03:23
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:50
- 2♂︎ Mars04:50 – 06:17
- 3☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:43
- 4♀︎ Venus07:43 – 09:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:35
- 6☽︎ Moon10:35 – 12:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:20
- 10☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:47
- 11♀︎ Venus17:47 – 19:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:20
- 4♂︎ Mars22:20 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:27
- 6♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:35
- 8☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:16
- 11♂︎ Mars02:16 – 02:49
- 12☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 31 May 2029, the Sun rises at 03:24 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 17h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:23, lasts 6h 44m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 03:24 to 04:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.