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, 22 May 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:37
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 03:35
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 05:01
- 2♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:25
- 3☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:49
- 4♀︎ Venus07:49 – 09:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:37
- 6☽︎ Moon10:37 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 16:13
- 10☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:37
- 11♀︎ Venus17:37 – 19:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:12
- 4♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:24
- 6♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:36
- 8☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 01:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:23
- 11♂︎ Mars02:23 – 02:59
- 12☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 22 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:37 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 16h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:35, lasts 7h 10m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 03:37 to 05:01: 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.