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, 22 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 08:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:26
- 4♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:48
- 5☉︎ Sun10:48 – 12:11
- 6♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:56
- 8☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 19:04
- 11♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:27
- 12☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:04
- 3☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 00:57
- 6♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:34
- 7☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 22 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 7h 28m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.