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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:44
- 8☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:58
- 9♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:27
- 11☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:42
- 2♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:30
- 11♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:02 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.