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, 2 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 22:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 16:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:38
- 10☽︎ Moon17:38 – 19:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 22:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:33
- 2☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:06
- 3♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:11
- 5☽︎ Moon00:11 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 2 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 22:01: the day lasts 17h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 6h 32m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:32 to 05:59: 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.