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 Friday, 17 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:14
- 7☉︎ Sun12:14 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:25
- 2☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:47
- 3♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:30
- 5☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 17 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.