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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:10
- 5☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:08
- 11♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:48
- 12☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:08
- 3☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 23:10
- 6♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:50
- 8♀︎ Venus01:50 – 03:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:31
- 10☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:32 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.