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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:22 to 09:04: 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.