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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:43
- 4♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:46
- 8☽︎ Moon14:46 – 16:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:33
- 11♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:49
- 12☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:34
- 3☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:47
- 6♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:31
- 7☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:16
- 8♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:45
- 10☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:56 to 07:12: 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.