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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:38
- 2☽︎ Moon06:38 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:17
- 12♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:17
- 2♀︎ Venus22:17 – 22:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:33
- 4☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:38: 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.