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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:47
- 10☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:46 – 17:07
- 2☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:27
- 3♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 21:09
- 5☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:10
- 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:33
- 12☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:51 to 08:31: 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.