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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:12 – 08:49
- 2☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:25
- 3♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:39
- 5☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:42
- 10♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 14:56
- 12☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:19
- 3♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:43
- 4☉︎ Sun19:43 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 04:03
- 10♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 7h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 16h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:12 to 08:49: 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.