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 Tuesday, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:22
- 2☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:38
- 8♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:29 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.