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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:35
- 8☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 17:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:27
- 11☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 21:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:45
- 2♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:28
- 3☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:10
- 4♀︎ Venus23:10 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:49: 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.