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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:36
- 2♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:18
- 3☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:26
- 6☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:27 to 06:44: 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.