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, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:40
- 2♀︎ Venus06:40 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:17
- 9♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 19:02
- 11☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:25
- 2♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:02
- 3☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:40
- 4♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 16h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:40: 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.