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, 3 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:40
- 2♀︎ Venus06:40 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:37
- 8☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:36
- 11☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 21:56
- 2♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:36
- 3☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:17
- 4♀︎ Venus23:17 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 3 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:40: 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.