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 Thursday, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 08:58
- 2♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:50
- 3☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:41
- 4♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:24
- 6☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:59
- 9♂︎ Mars14:59 – 15:50
- 10☉︎ Sun15:50 – 16:42
- 11♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:51
- 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:59
- 5☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:08
- 6♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:25
- 8☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:51
- 11♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:00
- 12☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:06 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.