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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:40
- 8☉︎ Sun14:40 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:47
- 11☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:09
- 2♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:47
- 3☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:25
- 4♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 7h 36m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:28: 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.