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, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 08:02
- 3☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:39
- 10☽︎ Moon17:39 – 19:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:23
- 2☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:01
- 3♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:16
- 5☽︎ Moon00:16 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:40
- 12☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 16h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 7h 32m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:40: 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.