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, 30 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:41
- 8♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:45
- 9☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:49
- 10♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 20:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:52
- 3♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:48
- 4☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:19
- 11☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:15
- 12♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Tuesday, 30 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:13 to 08:17: 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.