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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 21:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:35 – 06:02
- 2♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:44
- 8☉︎ Sun14:44 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 19:05
- 11☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:32
- 2♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:05
- 3☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:38
- 4♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 00:44
- 6☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:30
- 11♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 21:58: the day lasts 17h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 6h 37m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:35 to 06:02: 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.