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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:09 – 19:59
- 2☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:33
- 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:11
- 12☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.