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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 34 min; a night hour, 1h 26m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:46
- 3♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 13:47
- 10♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:22
- 11☉︎ Sun14:22 – 14:56
- 12♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:56
- 2☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 21:13
- 5♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 07:12
- 12♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:31: the day lasts 6h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 34 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 17h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 26m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:37 to 09:12: 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.