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 Saturday, 31 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:24
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 03:23
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 06:17
- 3♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:43
- 4☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:09
- 5♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 21:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:08
- 9☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 02:49
- 12♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 31 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:24 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 17h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:23, lasts 6h 44m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:24 to 04:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.