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Planetary hours · Cologne (Germany)

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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:15
Sunset
16:28
Next sunrise
08:16

A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 08:56
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:37
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:18
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:18 – 10:59
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:40
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:21
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:02
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:43
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:24
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:06
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:47
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:28

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:47
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:06
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:25
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:44
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:44 – 23:03
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:22
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:41
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:41 – 03:00
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 04:19
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:38
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:57
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:15 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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