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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 15:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:04
- 2♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:32
- 8☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:07
- 9♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:17
- 11☽︎ Moon14:17 – 14:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:52
- 2♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:17
- 3☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:42
- 4♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 15:26: the day lasts 6h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 17h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:29 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.