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, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:42
- 2☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:59
- 3♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:34
- 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 16:00
- 10♀︎ Venus16:00 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:34
- 12☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 20:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:18
- 10♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:01
- 11☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:44
- 12♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:25 to 05:42: 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.