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, 13 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:30
- 4♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:50
- 5☉︎ Sun10:50 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:50
- 8☽︎ Moon14:50 – 16:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:51
- 11♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:11
- 12☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:51
- 3☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 00:51
- 6♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:31
- 7☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:31
- 10☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:30 to 06:50: 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.