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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:03
- 2♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:24
- 2♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:19 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.