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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 35 min; a night hour, 1h 25m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:19
- 2☽︎ Moon09:19 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:11
- 12♂︎ Mars15:11 – 15:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:11
- 2♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 20:01
- 4☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 7h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 35 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 16h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 25m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:44 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.