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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:42
- 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:03
- 2♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:30
- 4♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:13: 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.