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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:24
- 4♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:37
- 5☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:50
- 6♀︎ Venus10:50 – 12:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:55
- 11♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:08
- 12☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 20:55
- 3☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:15
- 6♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:02
- 7☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:49
- 8♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:22
- 10☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 03:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:45 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.