Planetary hours
in Glasgow.
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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 22:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 16:14
- 9☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 19:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:33
- 12♂︎ Mars20:33 – 22:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:33
- 2♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:41
- 4☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Glasgow?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 22:00: the day lasts 17h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 6h 44m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:43 to 06:09: 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.