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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:35
- 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:51
- 10☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:45
- 3♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:48 to 08:42: 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.