Planetary hours
in Edinburgh.
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, 17 November 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 13:59
- 10☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:21
- 2☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:40
- 3♀︎ Venus18:40 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:19
- 5☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:56
- 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 17 November 2023, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:52 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.