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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:32
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 03:33
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:58
- 2♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:50
- 4☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 21:54
- 3☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:17
- 9♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:51
- 10☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:25
- 11♀︎ Venus02:25 – 02:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:32 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 17h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:33, lasts 6h 47m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:32 to 04:58: 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.