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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:55
- 9☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 20:03
- 12♂︎ Mars20:03 – 21:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:03
- 2♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 16h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:16: 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.