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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 15:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 13:44
- 10♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:18
- 11☉︎ Sun14:18 – 14:52
- 12♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:53
- 2☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 21:10
- 5♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 15:27: the day lasts 6h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 17h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:34 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.