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 Sunday, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:59
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 03:57
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:19
- 2♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 08:00
- 4☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 16:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 20:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 01:58
- 10☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:38
- 11♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 03:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:59 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:57, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:59 to 05:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.