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 Thursday, 12 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:25
- 2♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:23
- 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:21
- 4♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:16
- 6☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:09
- 9♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:07
- 10☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:05
- 11♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:06
- 4♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:10
- 6♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:21
- 11♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:23
- 12☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 12 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:27 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.