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, 31 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:50
- 2☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:08
- 3♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 31 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:01 to 08:44: 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.