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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:22
- 4♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:37
- 5☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:52
- 6♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:22
- 8☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:07
- 11♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:22
- 12☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:07
- 3☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:23
- 6♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 00:53
- 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:23
- 10☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 03:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:37 to 05:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.