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 Wednesday, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 15:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 14:52
- 12♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:52
- 2♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:43
- 4☽︎ Moon19:43 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 07:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 15:26: the day lasts 6h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 17h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:33 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.