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, 24 April 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:49
- 2♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:04
- 3☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:18
- 4♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:48
- 6☽︎ Moon10:48 – 12:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:46
- 10☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:01
- 11♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:46
- 4♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:31
- 5☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:16
- 6♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:46
- 8☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:02
- 11♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:47
- 12☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 24 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:35 to 05:49: 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.