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 Sunday, 27 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:40
- 8☉︎ Sun14:40 – 16:02
- 9♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:45
- 11☽︎ Moon18:45 – 20:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:07
- 2♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:46
- 3☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 27 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.