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, 2 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:51
- 3☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:11
- 3♀︎ Venus21:11 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:42
- 8♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:25
- 9☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:07
- 10♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:31
- 12☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 2 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:16 to 05:33: 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.