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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:04
- 3♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:20
- 4☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:36
- 5♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:07
- 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 17:10
- 11☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:26
- 12♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:50
- 12♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:33 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.