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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:42
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 03:44
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:42 – 05:07
- 2♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:56
- 4☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:12
- 2♂︎ Mars21:12 – 21:48
- 3☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:21
- 9♂︎ Mars01:21 – 01:57
- 10☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:33
- 11♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:42 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 16h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:44, lasts 7h 08m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:42 to 05:07: 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.