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, 11 August 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 07:00
- 3♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:17
- 4☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:16
- 11☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:35
- 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:44
- 12♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 11 August 2029, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:25 to 05:43: 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.