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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:46
- 2☉︎ Sun17:46 – 19:05
- 3♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:22 to 09:03: 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.