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, 5 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 5 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:09: 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.