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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:02
- 2♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:49 to 06:02: 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.