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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:49
- 8♀︎ Venus14:49 – 16:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:25
- 10☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 20:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 21:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:01
- 2☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:43
- 3♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:07
- 5☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 07:01: 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.