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, 13 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:46
- 2☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:04
- 11☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 13 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:29 to 05:46: 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.