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 Wednesday, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 13:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:11
- 12♂︎ Mars15:11 – 15:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:48 – 17:11
- 2♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 7h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 16h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:33 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.