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 Wednesday, 21 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 16:08
- 9☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 20:04
- 12♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:05
- 2♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 21 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.