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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 15:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:23 – 08:58
- 2☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:34
- 3♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:41
- 10♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:52
- 12☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:17
- 3♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:42
- 4☉︎ Sun19:42 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:35
- 11☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:59
- 12♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 15:28: the day lasts 7h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:23 to 08:58: 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.