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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:54
- 3☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 20:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:14
- 10♀︎ Venus02:14 – 02:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:37
- 12☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:17 to 05:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.