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, 25 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:15
- 12♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:15
- 2♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 25 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:38: 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.