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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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:29
Sunset
16:26
Next sunrise
08:29

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:08
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 09:48
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:28
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:08
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:47
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:27
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:07
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:47
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:26
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:06
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:46
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:26

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:46
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:46 – 19:06
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:27
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:47
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 23:07
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:28
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:48
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 03:08
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:29
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:49
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:09
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:29 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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