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, 29 May 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:27
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 03:25
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:52
- 2♂︎ Mars04:52 – 06:18
- 3☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:44
- 4♀︎ Venus07:44 – 09:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:36
- 6☽︎ Moon10:36 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:53
- 9♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:19
- 10☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:45
- 11♀︎ Venus17:45 – 19:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:19
- 4♂︎ Mars22:19 – 22:53
- 5☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:27
- 6♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:35
- 8☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:17
- 11♂︎ Mars02:17 – 02:51
- 12☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 29 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:27 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 17h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:25, lasts 6h 49m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 03:27 to 04:52: 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.