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 Tuesday, 28 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:42
- 2☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:58
- 3♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:18
- 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:22
- 12☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:49
- 4☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:12
- 10♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:56
- 11☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:40
- 12♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:26 to 05:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.