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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:29
- 11☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:49
- 12♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.