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 Saturday, 12 July 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:35
- 10♂︎ Mars17:35 – 19:00
- 11☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:26
- 12♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:26
- 2☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:09
- 5♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:10
- 12♂︎ Mars04:10 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Saturday, 12 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 17h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:44 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.