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, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:53
- 4♂︎ Mars09:53 – 11:03
- 5☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:14
- 6♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:35
- 8☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:06
- 11♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:16
- 12☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:05
- 3☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:34
- 6♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:13
- 8♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:22 to 07:32: 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.