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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:06
- 5☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:57
- 6♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:11
- 11♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:02
- 12☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:11
- 3☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:40
- 6♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:49
- 7☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:58
- 8♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:17
- 10☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:43 to 07:34: 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.