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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:14
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 03:14
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:42
- 2♂︎ Mars04:42 – 06:11
- 3☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:39
- 4♀︎ Venus07:39 – 09:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:36
- 6☽︎ Moon10:36 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 15:02
- 9♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:30
- 10☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:59
- 11♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 21:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:30
- 4♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:02
- 5☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:33
- 6♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 00:36
- 8☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:11
- 11♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:42
- 12☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:14 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 17h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:14, lasts 6h 18m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.