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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:42
- 10☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:26
- 2☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:04
- 3♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:20
- 5☽︎ Moon00:20 – 00:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 7h 36m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:23 to 06:45: 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.