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 Friday, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:46
- 8♀︎ Venus14:46 – 16:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:30
- 10☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:13
- 2☉︎ Sun22:13 – 22:51
- 3♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:08
- 5☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:36
- 12☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.