Planetary hours
in Frankfurt am Main.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 13:44
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:08
- 12♂︎ Mars16:08 – 16:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.