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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 22:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 28m; a night hour, 32 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:43
- 8☉︎ Sun14:43 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 19:07
- 11☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:34 – 22:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:34
- 2♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:07
- 3☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:39
- 4♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 22:02: the day lasts 17h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 28m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 6h 28m: twelve night hours of 32 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:29 to 05:57: 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.