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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:51
- 2♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:34
- 11♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:09 to 08:51: 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.