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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:04
- 2♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:23 to 09:04: 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.