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, 16 November 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:25
- 2♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:10
- 3☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:55
- 4♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:25
- 6☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 12:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:39
- 9♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:24
- 10☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:09
- 11♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:24
- 4♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:40
- 5☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:55
- 6♀︎ Venus22:55 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:11
- 11♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:27
- 12☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Frankfurt am Main?
On Thursday, 16 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:40 to 08:25: 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.