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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:31
- 3♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:57
- 7☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:15
- 12♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:15
- 2☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:32 – 06:41
- 12♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:39: 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.