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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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:24
Sunset
17:02
Next sunrise
08:23

A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:07
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:50
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:33
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:17
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:00
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:43
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:26
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:09
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:52
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:36
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:19
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:02

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:19
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:35
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:52
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:09
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:26
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:42
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:59
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:16
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:33
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:49
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:06
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:07: 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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