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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 08:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:24
- 4☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 14:50
- 10♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:54
- 12♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:11 to 08:55: 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.