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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 03:37
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 03:39
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 05:03
- 2♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:28
- 3☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:53
- 4♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:44
- 6☽︎ Moon10:44 – 12:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 15:00
- 9♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:25
- 10☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:50
- 11♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 21:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:25
- 4♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:00
- 5☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:35
- 6♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 00:45
- 8☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 01:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:29
- 11♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:04
- 12☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:37 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 17h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:39, lasts 6h 58m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 03:37 to 05:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.