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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:35
- 2♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:06
- 8☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:47
- 2♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:35: 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.