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, 4 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:35
- 10☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:18
- 2☉︎ Sun22:18 – 22:56
- 3♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:13
- 5☽︎ Moon00:13 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 4 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:21 to 06:43: 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.