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 Thursday, 30 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:38
- 2♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:54
- 3☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:11
- 4♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:45
- 6☽︎ Moon10:45 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:35
- 9♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:52
- 10☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:42
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:51
- 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:34
- 5☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:17
- 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:43
- 8☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:53
- 11♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:36
- 12☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Thursday, 30 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:21 to 05:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.