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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:56
- 6♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:43
- 8☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:23
- 11♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:17
- 12☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:24
- 3☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:44
- 6♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:51
- 7☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:57
- 8♀︎ Venus00:57 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:29 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.