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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:40
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 03:39
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 05:04
- 2☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 09:14
- 5♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:58
- 12♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:21 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:13
- 9♀︎ Venus01:13 – 01:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:26
- 11☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:40 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:39, lasts 7h 18m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:40 to 05:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.