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, 18 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:23
- 4♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:38
- 5☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:52
- 6♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:21
- 8☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 17:05
- 11♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:19
- 12☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:05
- 3☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:22
- 6♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 00:53
- 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:24
- 10☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 03:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 18 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:39 to 05:54: 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.