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, 11 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 11 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:26: 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.