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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 15:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:36
- 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:11
- 9☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:45
- 10♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 14:54
- 12☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:20
- 3♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:45
- 4☉︎ Sun19:45 – 21:11
- 5♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 00:02
- 7☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:11
- 12♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 15:28: the day lasts 6h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 17h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:36 to 09:10: 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.