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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:14
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 03:14
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:42
- 2☽︎ Moon04:42 – 06:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 09:08
- 5♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:27
- 12♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:27
- 2♀︎ Venus21:27 – 21:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:08
- 9♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:11
- 11☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:14 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 17h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:14, lasts 6h 19m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:14 to 04:42: 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.