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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:55
- 2☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:50
- 4☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:41 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.