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, 12 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon03:55 – 05:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:58
- 4♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:19
- 5☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:40
- 6♀︎ Venus10:40 – 12:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:22
- 8☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 16:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:24
- 11♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:45
- 12☉︎ Sun18:45 – 20:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:24
- 3☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:21
- 6♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:38
- 8♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 01:56
- 10☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 12 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 16h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 03:55 to 05:16: 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.