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 Friday, 5 July 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 21:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:35 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 16:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:37
- 10☽︎ Moon17:37 – 19:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:31
- 2☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:04
- 3♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:11
- 5☽︎ Moon00:11 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 02:57
- 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:03
- 12☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 5 July 2024, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 21:58: the day lasts 17h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 6h 38m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:35 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.