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, 23 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:35
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 03:34
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:24
- 3☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:37
- 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 19:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:02
- 2☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:36
- 8♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:11
- 9☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:47
- 10♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 02:58
- 12☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 23 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:35 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 16h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:34, lasts 7h 07m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:35 to 04:59: 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.