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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 15:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:05
- 2☉︎ Sun09:05 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:33
- 8♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:08
- 9☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:42
- 10♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:52
- 12☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:17
- 3♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:43
- 4☉︎ Sun19:43 – 21:08
- 5♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:59
- 7☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 07:06
- 12♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 15:26: the day lasts 6h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 17h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:31 to 09:05: 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.