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 Monday, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:18
- 12☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:23
- 3☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:43
- 7☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:49
- 8♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:17 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.