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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 15:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 08:52
- 2♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:28
- 3☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:04
- 4♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:17
- 6☽︎ Moon11:17 – 11:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:06
- 9♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:42
- 10☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:18
- 11♀︎ Venus14:18 – 14:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:42
- 4♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:06
- 5☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:30
- 6♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 01:18
- 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 04:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:29
- 11♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:53
- 12☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 15:31: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 16h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:15 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.