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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:46
- 9♀︎ Venus15:46 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:32
- 2♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:17
- 3☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 07:00: 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.