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, 5 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 15:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 13:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:32
- 11☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 17:07
- 2♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:32
- 3☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:56
- 4♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 5 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 15:43: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:35 to 09:11: 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.