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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:37
- 5♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:11: 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.