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 Sunday, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 08:58
- 2♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.