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 Saturday, 13 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 15:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:42
- 10♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:17
- 11☉︎ Sun14:17 – 14:51
- 12♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:52
- 2☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 21:08
- 5♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:33
- 6☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 04:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 13 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 15:26: the day lasts 6h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 17h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:29 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.