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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:05
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:07
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:47
- 3♂︎ Mars06:47 – 08:07
- 4☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:28
- 5♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:52
- 12♀︎ Venus18:52 – 20:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 20:53
- 2☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:29
- 9☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 02:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:28
- 12♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:05 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 16h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:07, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:05 to 05:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.