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, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:12
- 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:20
- 2☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:08
- 3♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:28: 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.