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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:34
- 7☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:06
- 10♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:17
- 11☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:28
- 12♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:28
- 2☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:56
- 5♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:35
- 7♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:42
- 12♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.