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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:00
- 11☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:00
- 3☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:05: 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.