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 Friday, 7 July 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:38 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 16:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:37
- 10☽︎ Moon17:37 – 19:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:30
- 2☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:03
- 3♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:11
- 5☽︎ Moon00:11 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 7 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 17h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 6h 42m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:38 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.