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, 30 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:02
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:04
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:23
- 2☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 08:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:17 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:46
- 11☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 30 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:02 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:04, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:02 to 05:23: 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.