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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:15
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 03:15
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:43
- 2☽︎ Moon04:43 – 06:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 09:09
- 5♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 18:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:09
- 9♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:12
- 11☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:15 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 17h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:15, lasts 6h 19m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.