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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:06
- 9♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:20
- 11☽︎ Moon14:20 – 14:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:57
- 2♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:20
- 3☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:43
- 4♀︎ Venus19:43 – 21:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:29
- 6☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 16h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:09 to 08:46: 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.