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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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:03
Sunset
18:29
Next sunrise
08:05

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:55
  2. 2☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:47
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:40
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:32
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:24
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:16
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:08
  8. 8♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:00
  9. 9☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:53
  10. 10♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:45
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:37
  12. 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:29

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:37
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:53
  4. 4☉︎ Sun21:53 – 23:01
  5. 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:09
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 01:17
  7. 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:25
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:33
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:41
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:49
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:57
  12. 12♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:03 to 08:55: 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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