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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 15:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:07
- 2♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:42
- 3☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:16
- 4♀︎ Venus10:16 – 10:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:25
- 6☽︎ Moon11:25 – 11:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:08
- 9♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:43
- 10☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:17
- 11♀︎ Venus14:17 – 14:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:43
- 4♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:09
- 5☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:34
- 6♀︎ Venus22:34 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 04:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:42
- 11♂︎ Mars05:42 – 07:08
- 12☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 15:26: the day lasts 6h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 17h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:33 to 09:07: 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.