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 Sunday, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:18
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 03:17
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:45
- 2♀︎ Venus04:45 – 06:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:40
- 4☽︎ Moon07:40 – 09:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 21:52
- 3☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:07
- 9♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:40
- 10☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:12
- 11♀︎ Venus02:12 – 02:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:18 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 17h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:17, lasts 6h 30m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:18 to 04:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.