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 Wednesday, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:41
- 12♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:41
- 2♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:04
- 4☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.