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 Saturday, 16 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 16 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:56 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.