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, 23 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:28
- 8☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:07
- 9♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:24
- 11☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 17:03
- 2♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:25
- 3☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:46
- 4♀︎ Venus19:46 – 21:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:29
- 6☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:58 to 08:36: 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.