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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:07
- 4♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:31
- 6♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 12:55
- 8☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:02
- 11♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:44
- 12☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 19:02
- 3☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:56
- 6♂︎ Mars22:56 – 00:14
- 7☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:32
- 8♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:00 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.