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 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 08:55
- 2☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:39
- 11☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:11 to 08:55: 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.