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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:12
- 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:57
- 8♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:42
- 10☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:27
- 2☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:05
- 3♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:20
- 5☽︎ Moon00:20 – 00:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:19 to 06:42: 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.