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, 12 February 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 12 February 2025, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:41 to 08:30: 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.