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 Thursday, 28 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:28
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 03:27
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:54
- 2♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:19
- 3☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:45
- 4♀︎ Venus07:45 – 09:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:36
- 6☽︎ Moon10:36 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 16:18
- 10☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:43
- 11♀︎ Venus17:43 – 19:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:17
- 4♂︎ Mars22:17 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:26
- 6♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:35
- 8☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:18
- 11♂︎ Mars02:18 – 02:53
- 12☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 28 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:28 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 17h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:27, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 03:28 to 04:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.