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 October 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:52
- 4☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 3 October 2029, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:16: 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.