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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:34
- 7♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:44
- 8☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:06
- 4♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:45
- 6☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:42: 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.