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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:26
- 2☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:09
- 9☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:49
- 10♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:10
- 12☽︎ Moon15:10 – 15:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:30
- 3♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:50
- 4☉︎ Sun19:50 – 21:10
- 5♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:28
- 12♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:26: 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.