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, 11 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:42 – 06:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:34
- 3☽︎ Moon07:34 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 16:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:35
- 10☽︎ Moon17:35 – 19:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:27
- 2☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:01
- 3♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:10
- 5☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:09
- 12☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 11 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 17h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 6h 51m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:42 to 06:08: 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.