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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:17
- 2☽︎ Moon09:17 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:19
- 12♂︎ Mars15:19 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:19
- 2♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 7h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 16h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:41 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.