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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:34
- 4♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:28
- 5☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:12
- 8☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:56
- 11♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:51
- 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:35
- 10☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.