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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:59
- 2☉︎ Sun07:59 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:10
- 12☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:09
- 3♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:08
- 4☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.