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, 16 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:47
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 03:45
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:31
- 3☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 16:07
- 10☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:14 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:29
- 3♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:15
- 9☉︎ Sun01:15 – 01:52
- 10♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:08
- 12☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 16 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:47 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 16h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:45, lasts 7h 31m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:47 to 05:09: 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.