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, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 15:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 13:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:28
- 11☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 17:04
- 2♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:28
- 3☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:52
- 4♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 15:41: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 16h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:25 to 09:01: 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.