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, 10 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:40
- 8♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:52
- 10☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:38 – 17:03
- 2☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:27
- 3♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:16
- 5☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 10 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 7h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 16h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:31 to 09:07: 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.