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, 2 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:46
- 2☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:40
- 3♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 2 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:41 to 07:47: 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.