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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 20:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:00
- 2♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:15
- 4♀︎ Venus23:15 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 7h 32m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:18: 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.