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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:23
- 3♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:27
- 12♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:28 to 08:25: 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.