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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:18
- 2♀︎ Venus09:18 – 09:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:41
- 11☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:17
- 2♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:41
- 3☉︎ Sun18:41 – 20:05
- 4♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:53
- 11♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 16h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:42 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.