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 Monday, 11 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:16
- 6♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:43
- 8☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:24
- 11♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:37
- 12☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:24
- 3☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:44
- 6♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:50
- 10☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Monday, 11 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:08 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.