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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:02
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:21
- 2☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 08:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:26
- 5♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:45
- 11☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:02, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:00 to 05:21: 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.