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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:32
- 8♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:17
- 9☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:02
- 10♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:33
- 12☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:48
- 3♂︎ Mars18:48 – 20:03
- 4☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:18
- 5♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:48
- 7☽︎ Moon23:48 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:03
- 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:01: 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.