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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:29
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 03:30
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:22
- 3☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:42
- 6♂︎ Mars10:42 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:22
- 2☉︎ Sun21:22 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:16
- 9☉︎ Sun01:16 – 01:50
- 10♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 02:57
- 12☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:29 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 17h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:30, lasts 6h 42m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:29 to 04:56: 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.