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 Monday, 28 April 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 08:13
- 4♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:29
- 5☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:46
- 6♀︎ Venus10:46 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:18
- 8☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 17:06
- 11♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:22
- 12☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:06
- 3☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:01
- 7☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:44
- 8♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:12
- 10☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 28 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:25 to 05:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.