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 Sunday, 12 August 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:44
- 2♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:36
- 9♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:19
- 10☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:03
- 11♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 12 August 2029, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:27 to 05:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.