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, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 09:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:26
- 4♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:02
- 8☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 14:58
- 11♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:37
- 12☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:58
- 3☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 23:01
- 6♂︎ Mars23:01 – 00:22
- 7☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:43
- 8♀︎ Venus01:43 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 07:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 7h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 16h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:30 to 09:09: 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.