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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:09
- 2♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:43
- 8☉︎ Sun14:43 – 16:09
- 9♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 19:00
- 11☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:26
- 2♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:01
- 3☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:35
- 4♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:44
- 6☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 17h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:43 to 06:09: 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.