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, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:11
- 2♂︎ Mars09:11 – 09:45
- 3☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:20
- 4♀︎ Venus10:20 – 10:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:29
- 6☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:12
- 9♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:46
- 10☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:21
- 11♀︎ Venus14:21 – 14:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:46
- 4♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:12
- 5☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:38
- 6♀︎ Venus22:38 – 00:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:29
- 8☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 04:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:46
- 11♂︎ Mars05:46 – 07:11
- 12☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:29: the day lasts 6h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 17h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:37 to 09:11: 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.