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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:51
- 8♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:07
- 10☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:23
- 2☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:45
- 3♀︎ Venus18:45 – 20:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:29
- 5☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 07:02
- 12☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:26 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.