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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:04
- 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 08:49
- 3☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:33
- 4♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:02
- 6☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:16
- 9♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:00
- 10☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:45
- 11♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 20:01
- 4♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:16
- 5☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:32
- 6♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 01:03
- 8☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:51
- 11♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:06
- 12☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:20 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.