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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.