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, 10 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:30
- 2♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:36
- 3☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:42
- 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:54
- 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:12
- 9♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:18
- 10☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:23
- 11♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:18
- 4♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:07
- 6♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:55
- 8☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:38
- 11♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:32
- 12☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 10 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:24 to 06:30: 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.