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, 19 July 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:43
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 03:44
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 05:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:32
- 3♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:56
- 4☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:20
- 5♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:23
- 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 19:12
- 12♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:12
- 2☽︎ Moon21:12 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:22
- 9☽︎ Moon01:22 – 01:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:09
- 12♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 19 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:43 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 16h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:44, lasts 7h 08m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:43 to 05:07: 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.