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, 20 January 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:46
- 3♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:21
- 10♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:01
- 11☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:40
- 12♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:40
- 2☽︎ Moon17:40 – 19:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 07:06
- 12♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Saturday, 20 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:28 to 09:07: 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.