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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.