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 Sunday, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:36
- 2♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:59
- 9♀︎ Venus15:59 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 20:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:00
- 2♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:40
- 3☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:20
- 4♀︎ Venus23:20 – 23:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.