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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/London).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 14:11
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:41
- 12♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:41
- 2♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:10: 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.