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, 30 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:37
- 2☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:28
- 5♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:26
- 12♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:26
- 9♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:52
- 11☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 30 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:20 to 05:37: 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.