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 January 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:03
- 2♂︎ Mars09:03 – 09:41
- 3☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:19
- 4♀︎ Venus10:19 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:35
- 6☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 12:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:30
- 9♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:08
- 10☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:46
- 11♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 20:07
- 4♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:29
- 5☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:51
- 6♀︎ Venus22:51 – 00:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:35
- 8☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 04:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:40
- 11♂︎ Mars05:40 – 07:02
- 12☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 16 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 7h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:25 to 09:03: 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.