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, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:39
- 8☉︎ Sun14:39 – 16:06
- 9♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 19:00
- 11☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:27
- 2♂︎ Mars22:27 – 22:59
- 3☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:32
- 4♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:23
- 11♀︎ Venus03:23 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 17h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 6h 35m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:29 to 05:56: 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.