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, 24 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:54
- 4♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:18
- 6♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:42
- 8☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:19
- 11♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:31
- 12☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:18
- 3☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:42
- 6♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:53
- 10☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Monday, 24 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:18 to 07:30: 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.