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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:51
- 3♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:09
- 4☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:28
- 2☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:25
- 9☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:32
- 12♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:16 to 05:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.