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 Monday, 4 December 2023: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:13
- 4♂︎ Mars10:13 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:26
- 6♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 13:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:28
- 11♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:05
- 12☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:41 – 17:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:29
- 3☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:39
- 6♂︎ Mars22:39 – 00:03
- 7☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 07:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Monday, 4 December 2023, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 16h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:23 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.