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 Monday, 24 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:30
- 4♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:50
- 5☉︎ Sun10:50 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:49
- 8☽︎ Moon14:49 – 16:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:48
- 11♂︎ Mars18:48 – 20:07
- 12☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:47
- 3☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:48
- 6♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:28
- 7☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 24 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:31 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.