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 Monday, 30 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:54
- 4♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:59
- 5☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:04
- 6♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:28
- 11♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:33
- 12☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:28
- 3☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:07
- 7☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:02
- 8♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:52
- 10☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 30 March 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:40 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.