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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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
20:35
Next sunrise
06:25

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:38
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:48
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:59
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:10
  5. 5☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:20
  6. 6♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:31
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:42
  8. 8☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:53
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:03
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:14
  11. 11♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:25
  12. 12☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:35

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:24
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:14
  3. 3☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:03
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:52
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:41
  6. 6♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:30
  7. 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:19
  8. 8♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:08
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:58
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:47
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:36
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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