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 Friday, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:20
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 03:19
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 06:14
- 3☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 09:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:18
- 2☉︎ Sun21:18 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:08
- 9☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:40
- 10♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 02:46
- 12☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:20 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 17h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:19, lasts 6h 33m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:20 to 04:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.