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 Friday, 28 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:50
- 8♀︎ Venus14:50 – 16:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:11
- 2☉︎ Sun22:11 – 22:51
- 3♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:10
- 5☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 28 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:27 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.