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 Saturday, 14 July 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:35
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 03:36
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 05:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:26
- 3♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:52
- 4☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:18
- 5♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:52
- 11☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:17
- 12♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:17
- 2☽︎ Moon21:17 – 21:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:19
- 9☽︎ Moon01:19 – 01:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:02
- 12♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 14 July 2029, the Sun rises at 03:35 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 17h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:36, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:35 to 05:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.