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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:11
- 12♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:11
- 2♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:48
- 4☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:16: 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.