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Planetary hours · Cologne (Germany)

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 Wednesday, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
20:02
Next sunrise
06:57

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:01
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:07
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:12
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:18
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:23
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:29
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:35
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:40
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:46
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:51
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:57
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:02

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:57
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:51
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:46
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:41
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:35
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:30
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:24
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:19
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:13
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:08
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:03
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:57

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?

On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:56 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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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.