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Planetary hours · Cologne (Germany)

Planetary hours
in Cologne.

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, 12 January 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
08:30
Sunset
16:50
Next sunrise
08:30

A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:12
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:54
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:35
  4. 4♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:17
  5. 5☉︎ Sun11:17 – 11:59
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:40
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:22
  8. 8☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:03
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:45
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:27
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:08
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:08 – 16:50

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus16:50 – 18:08
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:27
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:45
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 22:03
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:22
  6. 6♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:40
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:58
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:16
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:35
  10. 10☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:53
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:11
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:30

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Monday, 12 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 08:30 to 09:12: 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.

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