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 Tuesday, 1 July 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:19
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 03:20
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:47
- 2☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:15
- 3♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 09:11
- 5☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 15:03
- 9☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:31
- 10♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:27
- 12☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 21:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 21:59
- 3♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:31
- 4☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:03
- 5♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:44
- 10♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:16
- 11☉︎ Sun02:16 – 02:48
- 12♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 1 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:19 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 17h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:20, lasts 6h 25m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:19 to 04:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.