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, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:45
- 2♂︎ Mars05:45 – 07:02
- 3☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:18
- 4♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:51
- 6☽︎ Moon10:51 – 12:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:14
- 11♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:41
- 5☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:52
- 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:03
- 11♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:47
- 12☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:29 to 05:45: 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.