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 Wednesday, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:36
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 03:37
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 05:01
- 2☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:18
- 5♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:17
- 12♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:17
- 2♀︎ Venus21:17 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:19
- 9♀︎ Venus01:19 – 01:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:28
- 11☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 03:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:36 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 17h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:37, lasts 6h 55m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:36 to 05:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.