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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:12
- 9♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:54
- 11☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:15
- 2♂︎ Mars22:15 – 22:54
- 3☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:33
- 4♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:51
- 6☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:43: 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.