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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 Thursday, 29 January 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:13
Sunset
17:18
Next sunrise
08:11

A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 08:58
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:43
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:29
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:14
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:00
  6. 6☽︎ Moon12:00 – 12:45
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:31
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:16
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:01
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:47
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:32
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:18

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:32
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:47
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 21:01
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:15
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:30
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:44
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:59
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:59 – 03:13
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:28
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:42
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:57
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:11

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Thursday, 29 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:13 to 08:58: 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.

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