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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:16
- 2☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:38
- 3♀︎ Venus07:38 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 13:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:55
- 9☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:18
- 10♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 20:03
- 12☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:40
- 3♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 23:54
- 5♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:37
- 11☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:14
- 12♀︎ Venus04:14 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 7h 25m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.