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 Wednesday, 23 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:49
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 03:51
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 05:13
- 2☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:24
- 9♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:38
- 11☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 03:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:49 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 16h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:51, lasts 7h 22m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:49 to 05:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.