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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 15:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:06
- 9☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 14:55
- 12♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:55
- 2♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:43
- 4☽︎ Moon19:43 – 21:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 15:32: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 16h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.