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, 27 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:16
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 03:17
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 06:13
- 3♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:41
- 4☉︎ Sun07:41 – 09:10
- 5♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 18:00
- 11☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:28
- 12♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:28
- 2☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:10
- 9☽︎ Moon01:10 – 01:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:45
- 12♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 27 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:16 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 17h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:17, lasts 6h 21m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:16 to 04:45: 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.