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, 12 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:34
- 9☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:04
- 12♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:04
- 2♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 12 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:23: 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.