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, 16 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:58
- 4♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:10
- 5☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 16:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:26
- 11♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:39
- 12☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:26
- 3☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:36
- 7☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 16 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:20 to 07:32: 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.