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, 9 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:57
- 3♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:15
- 4☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:20
- 11☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:37
- 12♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:38
- 2☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 02:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:41
- 12♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 9 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:21 to 05:39: 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.