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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:24
- 10♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:05
- 11☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:46
- 12♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:46
- 2☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:59
- 12♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 8h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 08:58: 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.