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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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:29
Sunset
16:26
Next sunrise
08:30

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:09
  2. 2♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:49
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:49 – 10:29
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:08
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 11:48
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:28
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:07
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:47
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:27
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:07
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:07 – 15:46
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:26

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:46
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 19:07
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:27
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:47
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:47 – 23:08
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:28
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:48
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:48 – 03:09
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:29
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:49
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:10
  12. 12☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:30

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Thursday, 17 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 08:30, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:29 to 09:09: 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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