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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:44
- 2☽︎ Moon05:44 – 07:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:02
- 11☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:27 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:27 to 05:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.