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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:35
- 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:03: 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.