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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:41
- 2♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 16:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:42
- 4♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:41: 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.