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, 23 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:51
- 2☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:04
- 11☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 23 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:37 to 05:51: 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.