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, 30 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:16
- 12♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:16
- 2☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Saturday, 30 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:11 to 09:00: 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.