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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:36
- 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:22
- 9☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:10
- 10♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:46
- 12☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:58
- 3♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:11
- 4☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:23
- 5♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:48
- 7☽︎ Moon23:48 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:38
- 11☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.