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 Thursday, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:02
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:04
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 05:23
- 2♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:44
- 3☉︎ Sun06:44 – 08:05
- 4♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:48
- 6☽︎ Moon10:48 – 12:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 16:13
- 10☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:34
- 11♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:17 – 20:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:14
- 4♂︎ Mars22:14 – 22:53
- 5☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 00:49
- 8☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:46
- 11♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:25
- 12☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:02 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 16h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:04, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:02 to 05:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.