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 Saturday, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:19
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 03:18
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 06:13
- 3♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:41
- 4☉︎ Sun07:41 – 09:08
- 5♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 12:03
- 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:52
- 11☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:19
- 12♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:19
- 2☽︎ Moon21:19 – 21:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 22:57
- 5♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:07
- 9☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 02:45
- 12♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:19 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 17h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:18, lasts 6h 32m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:19 to 04:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.