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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:19
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 03:20
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:47
- 2☽︎ Moon04:47 – 06:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 09:11
- 5♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:27
- 12♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:27
- 2♀︎ Venus21:27 – 21:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:12
- 9♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:16
- 11☽︎ Moon02:16 – 02:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:19 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 17h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:20, lasts 6h 25m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:19 to 04:47: 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.