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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 15:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 08:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:42
- 5♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:42
- 10♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:18
- 11☉︎ Sun14:18 – 14:53
- 12♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:54
- 2☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 21:06
- 5♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:30
- 6☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 15:29: the day lasts 7h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 16h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 08:54: 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.