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, 24 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:53
- 2♂︎ Mars06:53 – 07:53
- 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:54
- 4♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:55
- 6☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:56
- 9♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:57
- 11♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 17:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:58 – 18:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 19:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:57
- 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:57
- 5☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:56
- 6♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:56
- 8☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:55
- 11♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:54
- 12☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 24 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:52 to 06:53: 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.