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, 11 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:12
- 6♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:45
- 8☽︎ Moon14:45 – 16:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:35
- 11♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:52
- 12☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:35
- 3☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:45
- 6♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:28
- 7☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:37
- 10☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 11 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:48 to 07:05: 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.
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.