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, 3 July 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 21:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 19:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:32
- 12♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:32
- 2♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:38
- 4☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 3 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 21:59: the day lasts 17h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 6h 35m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:33 to 06:00: 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.