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, 27 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:57
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 03:58
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:19
- 2♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 08:03
- 4☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 19:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:00
- 2♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:04
- 10☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:42
- 11♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 03:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 27 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:57 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:58, lasts 7h 36m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:57 to 05:19: 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.