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, 22 May 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:56
- 12♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:15 – 21:56
- 2♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 23:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 22 May 2024, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:48: 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.