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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:07 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:47
- 7☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:07
- 10☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:40
- 2☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:54
- 3♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:21
- 5☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:55
- 12☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:07 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.