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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:04
- 3☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:48
- 6♂︎ Mars10:48 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:32
- 9☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:17
- 10♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:48
- 12☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:35 to 05:50: 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.