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, 23 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 16:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:27
- 10☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:14
- 2☉︎ Sun22:14 – 22:51
- 3♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:05
- 5☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 23 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:37: the day lasts 16h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 7h 25m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:00 to 06:23: 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.