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, 18 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:41
- 3☽︎ Moon07:41 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 16:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:20
- 2☉︎ Sun22:20 – 22:55
- 3♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:07
- 5☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 18 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 16h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 10m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:52 to 06:17: 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.