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, 21 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:36
- 3☽︎ Moon07:36 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:19
- 10☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 20:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:06
- 2☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:42
- 3♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 23:55
- 5☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 21 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 16h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 7h 19m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:50 to 06:13: 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.