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, 12 May 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 16:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:20
- 10♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Saturday, 12 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 15h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:46 to 07:03: 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.