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, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:15
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 03:15
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:11
- 3☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 09:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:24
- 2☉︎ Sun21:24 – 21:56
- 3♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:07
- 9☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:39
- 10♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:43
- 12☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:15 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 17h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:15, lasts 6h 23m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:15 to 04:43: 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.