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 Wednesday, 19 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 14:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:38
- 12♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:38
- 2♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:46
- 11☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 19 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:29 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.