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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:16
- 3☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 18:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:03
- 2☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:51
- 3♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:02
- 12☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.