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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:21
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 03:22
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:17
- 3☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 09:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:40
- 6♂︎ Mars10:40 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:31
- 10☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:26
- 2☉︎ Sun21:26 – 21:59
- 3♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:13
- 9☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:45
- 10♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 02:50
- 12☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:21 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 17h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:22, lasts 6h 28m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:21 to 04:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.