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, 18 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:41
- 10☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:37
- 9☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:25
- 10♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 18 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:49 to 06:02: 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.