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, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 16:03
- 9☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:21
- 12♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:21
- 2♀︎ Venus22:21 – 22:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:29
- 4☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 03:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 17h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 6h 45m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:34 to 06:00: 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.