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, 28 July 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:58
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:00
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 05:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:42
- 3♂︎ Mars06:42 – 08:04
- 4☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:59
- 12♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 20:59
- 2☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:27
- 9☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:22
- 12♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 28 July 2029, the Sun rises at 03:58 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:00, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:58 to 05:20: 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.