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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:02
- 11☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:25
- 11♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.