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 Wednesday, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:07
- 12♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:07
- 2♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:54
- 4☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.