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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:23
- 11☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:04
- 12♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 18:04
- 2☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:13: 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.