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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, 5 February 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:02
Sunset
17:30
Next sunrise
08:00

A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 08:49
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:37
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:24
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:11
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 11:59
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:46
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:33
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:21
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:08
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:55
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:43
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:30

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:43
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:55
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:08
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:20
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:33
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:45
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:58
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:10
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:23
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:35
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:48
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:48 – 08:00

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Thursday, 5 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:02 to 08:49: 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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