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 Tuesday, 13 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:06
- 2☉︎ Sun09:06 – 09:43
- 3♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:27
- 9☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:04
- 10♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:19
- 12☽︎ Moon15:19 – 15:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:41
- 3♂︎ Mars18:41 – 20:04
- 4☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:43
- 11☉︎ Sun05:43 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 7h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:29 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.