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, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:13: 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.