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 Monday, 3 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 09:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:41
- 6♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 12:52
- 8☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:39
- 11♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:15
- 12☉︎ Sun15:15 – 15:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:39
- 3☽︎ Moon18:39 – 20:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:52
- 6♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:17
- 7☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Monday, 3 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 16h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:43 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.