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, 27 September 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:24
- 4♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:23
- 5☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:22
- 8☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:20
- 11♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:20
- 12☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:21
- 3☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 27 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:25 to 08:25: 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.