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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:16
- 2☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:37
- 3♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:19
- 5☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 16:03
- 10♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:45
- 12☽︎ Moon18:45 – 20:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 20:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:24
- 3♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:03
- 4☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:56
- 10♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:35
- 11☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:14
- 12♀︎ Venus03:14 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 16h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:55 to 05:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.