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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 22:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:59
- 2☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 19:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:33
- 12♂︎ Mars20:33 – 22:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:33
- 2♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:39
- 4☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 03:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 22:01: the day lasts 17h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 6h 31m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:31 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.