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 Monday, 4 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:10
- 4♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:30
- 5☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:49
- 6♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:28
- 8☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:27
- 11♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:47
- 12☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:06 – 20:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:27
- 3☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:29
- 6♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 00:51
- 8♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:12
- 10☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 4 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:12 to 05:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.