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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:12
- 3♂︎ Mars09:12 – 09:51
- 4☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:47
- 10♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:26
- 11☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:05
- 12♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 17:06
- 2☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 21:08
- 5♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:29
- 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 16h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:53 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.