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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:19
- 9☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 19:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:27
- 12♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:27
- 2♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:42
- 4☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Wednesday, 24 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 05:19, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.