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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:47
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 03:49
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 05:11
- 2☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:22
- 5♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:36
- 11☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 03:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:47 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 16h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:49, lasts 7h 17m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:47 to 05:11: 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.