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, 19 July 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:58
- 5☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:18
- 6♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:57
- 8☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:56
- 11♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:16
- 12☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 22:57
- 3☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 00:58
- 6♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:38
- 7☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:19
- 8♀︎ Venus02:19 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:39
- 10☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 19 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:39 to 06:59: 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.