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 Friday, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:22
- 2☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:35
- 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:30
- 12☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.