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, 27 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:26
- 2☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:39
- 3♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:43
- 8♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:55
- 9☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:34
- 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:21
- 3♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:55
- 5♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:29
- 7☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Tuesday, 27 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:26: 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.