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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:38
- 2♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:58
- 9♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 21:58
- 2♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:18
- 4♀︎ Venus23:18 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:38: 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.