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 Sunday, 21 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:12
- 2♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:43
- 11☽︎ Moon18:43 – 20:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:07
- 2♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:43
- 3☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:20
- 4♀︎ Venus23:20 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 21 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 16h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 7h 17m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:49 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.