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 Saturday, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:15
- 2☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.