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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:30
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 03:28
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:55
- 2☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 09:11
- 5♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:07
- 2♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:10
- 9♀︎ Venus01:10 – 01:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:19
- 11☽︎ Moon02:19 – 02:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:30 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 17h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:28, lasts 6h 55m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:30 to 04:55: 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.