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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:52
- 10☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:01
- 10♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:42: 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.