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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:21
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 03:20
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:48
- 2☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 09:09
- 5♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:16
- 12♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:16
- 2♀︎ Venus21:16 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 22:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:08
- 9♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:14
- 11☽︎ Moon02:14 – 02:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:21 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 17h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:20, lasts 6h 38m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:21 to 04:48: 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.