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, 20 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 13:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:04
- 12♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:39 – 17:04
- 2♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:55
- 4☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 20 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 6h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 17h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:41 to 09:16: 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.