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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:41
- 2♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:34
- 11♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:41: 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.