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 Friday, 18 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 16:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:24
- 10☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 20:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 21:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:01
- 2☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:42
- 3♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:05
- 5☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 18 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:38 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.