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, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:03
- 3♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:18
- 4☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 17:02
- 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:16
- 2☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:46
- 12♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:33 to 05:48: 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.