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, 11 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:22
- 3☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:46
- 2☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:10
- 10♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:31
- 12☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Friday, 11 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:33: 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.