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, 5 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 21:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 19:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:31
- 12♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:31
- 2♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:38
- 4☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 5 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 21:58: the day lasts 17h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 6h 38m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:35 to 06:02: 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.