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, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:10
- 2☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:54
- 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 19:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:58
- 4☉︎ Sun21:58 – 23:00
- 5♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 08:10: 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.