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, 20 January 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:03
- 8☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:02
- 11♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:41
- 12☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 19:02
- 3☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 23:03
- 6♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:23
- 7☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:43
- 8♀︎ Venus01:43 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:24
- 10☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 07:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Monday, 20 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:27 to 09:06: 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.