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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:16
- 7☉︎ Sun12:16 – 12:51
- 8♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:02
- 10☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 15:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:49 – 17:13
- 2☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:38
- 3♀︎ Venus18:38 – 20:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:18
- 12☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 7h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 16h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:43 to 09:19: 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.