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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:20
- 9♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 19:04
- 11☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:26
- 2♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:04
- 3☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:42
- 4♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 00:58
- 6☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:25 to 06:47: 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.