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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 07:58: 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.