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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:23
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 03:24
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:50
- 2♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:45
- 4☽︎ Moon07:45 – 09:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:58
- 11☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:25
- 2♂︎ Mars21:25 – 21:58
- 3☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:14
- 9♂︎ Mars01:14 – 01:46
- 10☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:19
- 11♀︎ Venus02:19 – 02:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:23 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 17h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:24, lasts 6h 32m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:23 to 04:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.