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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:18
- 2☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:37: 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.