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 Thursday, 20 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 08:31
- 2♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:11
- 3☉︎ Sun09:11 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:09
- 6☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:08
- 9♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:47
- 10☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:27
- 11♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:46 – 17:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:48
- 4♂︎ Mars19:48 – 21:08
- 5☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:29
- 6♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 01:11
- 8☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 05:13
- 11♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:33
- 12☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 20 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:52 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.