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, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 07:49: 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.