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 Tuesday, 6 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:07
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:05
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:26
- 2☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:45
- 3♀︎ Venus06:45 – 08:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:23
- 5☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:39
- 9☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:58
- 10♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:36
- 12☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:16
- 3♂︎ Mars21:16 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:38
- 5♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:02
- 10♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:43
- 11☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:24
- 12♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 6 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:07 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:05, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:07 to 05:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.