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 Thursday, 19 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:31
- 2♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:42
- 3☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:54
- 4♀︎ Venus09:54 – 11:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:17
- 6☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:02
- 10☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:14
- 11♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:03
- 4♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:51
- 5☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:40
- 6♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:17
- 8☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:44
- 11♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:32
- 12☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Thursday, 19 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:20 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.