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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:22
- 4♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:19
- 5☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:16
- 6♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:10
- 8☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:01
- 11♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 18:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:01
- 3☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:23
- 10☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:31 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.