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, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:55
- 9☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:05: 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.
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.