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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:56: 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.