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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, 28 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:14
Sunset
17:16
Next sunrise
08:13

A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 08:59
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:44
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:29
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:15
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:00
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:45
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:30
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:15
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:00
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:46
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:31
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:16

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:31
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:45
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 21:00
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:15
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:30
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:44
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:59
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:14
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:28
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:43
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:58
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:14 to 08:59: 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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