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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:12
- 2♀︎ Venus09:12 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:23
- 11☽︎ Moon14:23 – 14:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:57
- 2♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:23
- 3☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:48
- 4♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:32: the day lasts 6h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 17h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.