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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:38
- 7☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:56
- 8♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:34
- 10☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:11
- 2☉︎ Sun22:11 – 22:52
- 3♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:15
- 5☽︎ Moon00:15 – 00:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 07:05: 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.