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, 16 August 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 17:01
- 10☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:31
- 2☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:16
- 3♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:46
- 5☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 16 August 2024, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 07:01: 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.