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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:50
- 11☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:34
- 2♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:51
- 3☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:17: 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.