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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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:25
Sunset
16:25
Next sunrise
08:26

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:05
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:25
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:05
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:45
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:25
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:05
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 13:45
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:25
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:05
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:45
  12. 12♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:25

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:45
  2. 2☽︎ Moon17:45 – 19:05
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:26
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:46
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 23:06
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:26
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:46
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 03:06
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:26
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:46
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 07:06
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:26

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:05: 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.

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