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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:35
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 03:34
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 05:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:24
- 3♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:48
- 4☉︎ Sun07:48 – 09:12
- 5♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:38
- 11☉︎ Sun17:38 – 19:02
- 12♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:02
- 2☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:11
- 9☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 02:58
- 12♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:35 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 16h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:34, lasts 7h 08m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:35 to 05:00: 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.