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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:43
- 2♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:16
- 11♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:21 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.