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 Wednesday, 10 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:24
- 12♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:24
- 2♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:10
- 4☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 10 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 16h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:39 to 09:15: 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.