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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:45
- 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 13:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:12
- 11☉︎ Sun15:12 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:50
- 5♂︎ Mars21:50 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:24 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.