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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:15
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:34
- 2♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:53
- 3☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:12
- 4♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:50
- 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 12:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:47
- 9♂︎ Mars14:47 – 16:06
- 10☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:25
- 11♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 20:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:02 – 20:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:06
- 4♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:47
- 5☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:29
- 6♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 00:51
- 8☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 02:55
- 11♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:36
- 12☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:15 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:15 to 05:34: 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.