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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:19
- 10☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:42
- 2☉︎ Sun17:42 – 19:01
- 3♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:38
- 5☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:48
- 12☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:06 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.