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 Saturday, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:04
- 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:02
- 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:05 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.