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, 5 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:58
- 12♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:58
- 2♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Wednesday, 5 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:58: 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.