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, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:31
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 03:30
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:56
- 2☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:21
- 3♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 09:11
- 5☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 16:16
- 10♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 19:06
- 12☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:41
- 3♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:16
- 4☉︎ Sun22:16 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:45
- 10♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:20
- 11☉︎ Sun02:20 – 02:55
- 12♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:31 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 17h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:30, lasts 6h 58m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:31 to 04:56: 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.