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 Saturday, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:24
- 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:51
- 4☉︎ Sun08:51 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 16:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:32
- 10♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:59
- 11☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:26
- 12♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:26
- 2☽︎ Moon22:26 – 22:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:38
- 6☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 03:56
- 12♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 17h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 6h 37m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:30 to 05:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.