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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:53
- 2☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:08
- 3♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:37
- 5☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:20
- 12☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:06
- 3♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:55
- 12♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:39 to 05:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.