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 Friday, 18 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:41
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 03:43
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:41 – 05:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:30
- 3☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:13
- 2☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:21
- 9☉︎ Sun01:21 – 01:56
- 10♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:07
- 12☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 18 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:41 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 16h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:43, lasts 7h 05m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:41 to 05:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.