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 Saturday, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:36
- 7☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:57
- 11☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:02
- 12♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:02
- 2☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.