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 Sunday, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:41
- 8☉︎ Sun14:41 – 16:00
- 9♀︎ Venus16:00 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 21:57
- 2♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:27 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.