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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:41
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 03:42
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 05:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:30
- 3♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:55
- 4☉︎ Sun07:55 – 09:20
- 5♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:48
- 11☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:21
- 9☽︎ Moon01:21 – 01:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:07
- 12♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:41 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 16h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:42, lasts 7h 04m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:41 to 05:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.