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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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:30
Sunset
16:51
Next sunrise
08:29

A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:12
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 09:53
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:35
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:17
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 11:59
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:40
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:22
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:04
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:46
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:28
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:09
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:51

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:09
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:27
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:46
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 22:04
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:22
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:40
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:58
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:16
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:35
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:53
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:11
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:30 to 09:12: 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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