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 Thursday, 6 April 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:02
- 2♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:09
- 3☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:15
- 4♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:47
- 9♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:54
- 10☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:00
- 11♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:53
- 4♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:47
- 5☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:40
- 6♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:27
- 8☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:07
- 11♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:00
- 12☉︎ Sun06:00 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Thursday, 6 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.