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 Friday, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:36
- 3☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:46
- 7☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:00 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.