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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:32
- 2♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:28
- 3☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:24
- 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:04
- 9♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:00
- 10☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 22:00
- 4♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:05
- 5☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:09
- 6♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:17
- 8☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:29
- 11♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:33
- 12☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:36 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.