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, 17 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:52
- 2♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:22
- 4☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:39
Other cities · Russia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 17 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:37 to 05:52: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.