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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:52
- 12♂︎ Mars19:52 – 21:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:15
- 4☽︎ Moon23:15 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.