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Planetary hours · Cologne (Germany)

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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
20:02
Next sunrise
06:57

A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:01
  2. 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:07
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:12
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:18
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:23
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:29
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:34
  8. 8♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:40
  9. 9☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:45
  10. 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:51
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 18:56
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:02

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 20:56
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:51
  3. 3♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:46
  4. 4☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:40
  5. 5♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:35
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:30
  7. 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:24
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:19
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:14
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:08
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:03
  12. 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 06:57

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:56 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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