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, 10 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 15:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:00
- 2♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:36
- 3☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:11
- 4♀︎ Venus10:11 – 10:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 11:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:06
- 9♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:41
- 10☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:17
- 11♀︎ Venus14:17 – 14:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:42
- 4♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:07
- 5☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:32
- 6♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:22
- 8☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 04:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:37
- 11♂︎ Mars05:37 – 07:02
- 12☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 10 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 15:27: the day lasts 7h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 17h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:25 to 09:00: 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.