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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 16:05
- 9☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:55
- 12♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:56
- 2♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:32
- 7♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 07:06: 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.