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 Sunday, 29 June 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:18
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 03:19
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:46
- 2♀︎ Venus04:46 – 06:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:42
- 4☽︎ Moon07:42 – 09:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:59
- 11☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:28
- 2♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:11
- 9♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:43
- 10☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:15
- 11♀︎ Venus02:15 – 02:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 29 June 2025, the Sun rises at 03:18 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 17h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:19, lasts 6h 23m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:18 to 04:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.