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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 09:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:29
- 4☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:48
- 11☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:24
- 2♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:47
- 3☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:15: 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.