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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:47
- 2☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:39
- 3♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:47
- 4☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:55
- 5♀︎ Venus22:55 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:33
- 10♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:55 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.