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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:51
- 3♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:50: 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.