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, 7 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:05
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:03
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:25
- 2♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:44
- 3☉︎ Sun06:44 – 08:03
- 4♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:42
- 6☽︎ Moon10:42 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:39
- 9♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:58
- 10☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:18
- 11♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:19
- 6♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:40
- 8☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:42
- 11♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:23
- 12☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 7 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:05 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:03, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:05 to 05:25: 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.