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, 3 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:45
- 9☽︎ Moon15:45 – 17:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:03
- 4☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 3 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:41: 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.