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 Tuesday, 31 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:04
- 8♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:41
- 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:41
- 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Tuesday, 31 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:23 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.