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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:50
- 2♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:09
- 11☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:24
- 2♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:35 to 05:50: 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.