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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:31
- 2☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:50
- 3♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:28
- 3♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:08
- 4☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:12
- 10♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:52
- 11☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:33
- 12♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:11 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:11 to 05:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.