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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:52
- 3♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:10 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.