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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:42
- 4♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 07:54: 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.