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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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:24
Sunset
17:02
Next sunrise
08:22

A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:07
  2. 2☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:50
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:33
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:16
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:00
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:43
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:26
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:09
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 14:53
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:36
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:19
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:02

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:19
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:36
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:52
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 22:09
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:26
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:42
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:59
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:16
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:32
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:49
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:06
  12. 12♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:22

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:24 to 09:07: 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.

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