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, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:44
- 8♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:59
- 9☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:13
- 10♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:43
- 12☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:28
- 3♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:13
- 4☉︎ Sun23:13 – 23:58
- 5♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:28
- 7☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:01 to 07:15: 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.