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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:32
- 2♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 18:00
- 2♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:32: 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.