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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:10
- 2♀︎ Venus08:10 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:47
- 7♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:30
- 8☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:41
- 11☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:24
- 2♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:41
- 3☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:58
- 4♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.