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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:39
- 2♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:15
- 4☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:38
- 2♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:16
- 10☉︎ Sun02:16 – 02:58
- 11♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:21 to 05:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.