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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:25
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 03:26
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:52
- 2☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:20
- 3♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 09:14
- 5☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 15:02
- 9☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:29
- 10♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:24
- 12☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 21:57
- 3♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:30
- 4☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:03
- 5♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:48
- 10♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:21
- 11☉︎ Sun02:21 – 02:53
- 12♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:25 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 17h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:26, lasts 6h 36m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:25 to 04:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.