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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:51
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:37
- 3☽︎ Moon06:37 – 08:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 19:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:01
- 10♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:15
- 12☽︎ Moon03:15 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:51 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 16h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 7h 24m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:51 to 05:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.