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 Monday, 26 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 03:31
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 03:29
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:46
- 4♂︎ Mars07:46 – 09:11
- 5☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:36
- 6♀︎ Venus10:36 – 12:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:26
- 8☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 16:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:41
- 11♂︎ Mars17:41 – 19:07
- 12☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:41
- 3☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 22:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:26
- 6♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:45
- 10☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 02:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:29
Other cities · Russia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 26 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:31 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 17h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:29, lasts 6h 58m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 03:31 to 04:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.