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 Thursday, 15 May 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:49
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 03:47
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 05:11
- 2♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:33
- 3☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:55
- 4♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:39
- 6☽︎ Moon10:39 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 16:06
- 10☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:28
- 11♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 20:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:12 – 20:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:06
- 4♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:44
- 5☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:22
- 6♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:37
- 8☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 01:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:31
- 11♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:09
- 12☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 15 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:49 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:47, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 03:49 to 05:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.