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, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:08
- 2♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:25
- 9♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:39
- 11☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:15
- 2♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:39
- 3☉︎ Sun18:39 – 20:02
- 4♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 7h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 16h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:31 to 09:08: 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.