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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:10
- 2♀︎ Venus09:10 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 14:57
- 11☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:35
- 2♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:57
- 3☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:18
- 4♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:31 to 09:10: 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.