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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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:22
Sunset
17:04
Next sunrise
08:21

A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:06
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:49
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:33
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:16
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:00
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:43
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:27
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:10
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:54
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:37
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:21
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:04

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:20
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:37
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:53
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 22:10
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:26
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:43
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:59
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:16
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:32
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:48
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:05
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:22 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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