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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:46
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 03:47
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:46 – 05:10
- 2☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:33
- 3♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:21
- 5☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:57
- 9☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 19:09
- 12☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 21:46
- 3♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 22:58
- 5♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 01:59
- 10♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:35
- 11☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:11
- 12♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:46 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 16h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:47, lasts 7h 14m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:46 to 05:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.