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 Monday, 2 December 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:21 – 08:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:48
- 5☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:25
- 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:38
- 8☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 13:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:29
- 11♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:06
- 12☉︎ Sun15:06 – 15:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:42 – 17:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:29
- 3☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:39
- 6♂︎ Mars22:39 – 00:02
- 7☉︎ Sun00:02 – 01:26
- 8♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 04:13
- 10☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Monday, 2 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 7h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:21 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.