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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:49
- 4☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:29
- 11☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:18
- 2♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:29
- 3☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.