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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:19
- 2♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:28
- 3☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:36
- 4♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:54
- 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:19
- 9♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:37
- 11♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:54 – 19:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:29
- 4♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:20
- 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:12
- 6♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:55
- 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:21
- 12☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:11 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.