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, 13 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 03:51
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:14
- 2☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:35
- 3♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:43
- 9☉︎ Sun14:43 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:25
- 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:55
- 10♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:34
- 11☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:12
- 12♀︎ Venus03:12 – 03:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 13 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:51, lasts 7h 42m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:53 to 05:14: 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.