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 Tuesday, 18 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:28
- 2☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:28
- 5☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:28
- 8♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:09
- 9☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:49
- 10♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:09
- 12☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:29
- 3♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:49
- 4☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:09
- 5♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 18 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.