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, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:46
- 6♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:07
- 8☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:08
- 11♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:49
- 12☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:08
- 3☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 23:07
- 6♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 03:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 07:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 8h 06m, 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 Moon, from 08:24 to 09:04: 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.