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 Saturday, 2 December 2023: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 15:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 08:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 13:52
- 10♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:29
- 11☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:06
- 12♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 17:06
- 2☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 21:16
- 5♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:58
- 12♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Saturday, 2 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 15:43: the day lasts 7h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 16h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:20 to 08:57: 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.