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, 16 August 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:51
- 2♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:06
- 3☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:21
- 4♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:52
- 6☽︎ Moon10:52 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:38
- 9♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:53
- 10☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 21:53
- 4♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:53
- 8☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:08
- 11♂︎ Mars03:08 – 03:52
- 12☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 16 August 2029, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:35 to 05:51: 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.