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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:14
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 03:14
A day hour lasts 1h 29m; a night hour, 31 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 06:11
- 3♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:40
- 4☉︎ Sun07:40 – 09:08
- 5♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:28
- 12♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:28
- 2☽︎ Moon21:28 – 21:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:08
- 9☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:43
- 12♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 20 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 29m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:14, lasts 6h 18m: twelve night hours of 31 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.