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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:01
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 03:59
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:41
- 3♂︎ Mars06:41 – 08:01
- 4☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:21
- 5♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:20
- 11☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:40
- 12♀︎ Venus18:40 – 20:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:19
- 9☽︎ Moon01:19 – 01:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:19
- 12♂︎ Mars03:19 – 03:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:01 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:59, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:01 to 05:21: 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.