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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 09:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:41
- 6♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:41
- 11♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:17
- 12☉︎ Sun15:17 – 15:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:52 – 17:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:41
- 3☽︎ Moon18:41 – 20:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 00:17
- 7☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 7h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 16h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:42 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.