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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:51
- 2☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:26
- 10♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:37 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.