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, 16 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:24
- 2♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:09
- 9♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:31
- 11☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:12
- 2♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:31
- 3☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:51
- 4♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:44 to 08:24: 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.
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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.