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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 16:06
- 9♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:54
- 11☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:19
- 2♂︎ Mars22:19 – 22:55
- 3☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:31
- 4♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:43
- 6☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 16h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 7h 13m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:54 to 06:18: 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.