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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:53
- 12☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:00 to 08:51: 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.