diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/time-picker/time-picker-hour-slider.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/time-picker/time-picker-hour-slider.svelte
index b84233968..8029f680a 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/time-picker/time-picker-hour-slider.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/time-picker/time-picker-hour-slider.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Eidos `<TimePicker.HourSlider>` — pure paint wrapper composing
+	 * soma's `<TimePicker.HourSlider>` (slider behavior) with the
+	 * optional `<TimePicker.HourScale>` (tick data). The eidos paints
+	 * the ruler chrome via the scale's snippet — no `Provider.require()`
+	 * on the eidos side.
+	 */
 	import * as TimePicker from '$soma/components/time-picker';
-	import { TimePickerProvider } from '$soma/components/time-picker';
 	import * as Slider from '$soma/components/slider';
 	import { getTimePickerVisualContext } from './context.svelte';
 	import type { TimePickerSliderProps } from './types';
@@ -13,40 +19,22 @@
 
 	let { children, ruler, ...rest }: Props = $props();
 
-	const provider = TimePickerProvider.require();
 	const visual = getTimePickerVisualContext();
-	const cycle = $derived(provider.resolvedHourCycle);
-
-	// Endpoint-inclusive scale. Step 6h for 24-hour cycle gives clean
-	// 0/6/12/18/23 ticks without the awkward "21 → 23" close pair that
-	// step=3 produces. 12h cycle keeps the classic clock face hours.
-	const tickValues = $derived.by(() => {
-		if (cycle === 12) return [1, 3, 6, 9, 12];
-		return [0, 6, 12, 18, 23];
-	});
-
-	const min = $derived(provider.hourMin);
-	const max = $derived(provider.hourMax);
 	const showRuler = $derived(ruler ?? visual?.getRuler() ?? true);
-
-	function percent(v: number): string {
-		const t = (v - min) / (max - min || 1);
-		return `${Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t)) * 100}%`;
-	}
 </script>
 
-<div data-time-picker-hour-slider class="time-picker-slider time-picker-hour-slider">
+<div class="time-picker-slider time-picker-hour-slider">
 	{#if showRuler}
-		<div class="time-picker-scale" aria-hidden="true">
-			{#each tickValues as v}
-				<span class="time-picker-scale-tick" style:left={percent(v)}>
-					<span class="time-picker-scale-mark"></span>
-					<span class="time-picker-scale-label"
-						>{cycle === 12 ? v : String(v).padStart(2, '0')}</span
-					>
-				</span>
-			{/each}
-		</div>
+		<TimePicker.HourScale class="time-picker-scale">
+			{#snippet children({ ticks, percent, label })}
+				{#each ticks as v}
+					<span class="time-picker-scale-tick" style:left={percent(v)}>
+						<span class="time-picker-scale-mark"></span>
+						<span class="time-picker-scale-label">{label(v)}</span>
+					</span>
+				{/each}
+			{/snippet}
+		</TimePicker.HourScale>
 	{/if}
 	<TimePicker.HourSlider {...rest}>
 		{#if children}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/time-range-picker/time-range-picker-hour-slider.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/time-range-picker/time-range-picker-hour-slider.svelte
index 9cfaa1585..bbdd219d0 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/time-range-picker/time-range-picker-hour-slider.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/time-range-picker/time-range-picker-hour-slider.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Eidos `<TimeRangePicker.HourSlider>` — pure paint wrapper. Same
+	 * pattern as the single TimePicker variant: composes soma's
+	 * `<TimeRangePicker.HourSlider>` (per-endpoint slider behavior) with
+	 * the optional `<TimeRangePicker.HourScale>` (tick data). Scale is
+	 * global to the range picker (both endpoints share the same cycle).
+	 */
 	import * as TimeRangePicker from '$soma/components/time-range-picker';
-	import { TimeRangePickerProvider } from '$soma/components/time-range-picker';
 	import * as Slider from '$soma/components/slider';
 	import { getTimeRangePickerVisualContext } from './context.svelte';
 	import type { TimeRangePickerSliderProps } from './types';
@@ -13,44 +19,25 @@
 
 	let { children, ruler, type, ...rest }: Props = $props();
 
-	const provider = TimeRangePickerProvider.require();
 	const visual = getTimeRangePickerVisualContext();
-	const cycle = $derived(provider.resolvedHourCycle);
-
-	// Endpoint-inclusive scale. Step 6 hours for 24h cycle gives clean
-	// 0/6/12/18/23 ticks without the awkward "21 → 23" close pair that
-	// step=3 produces. 12h cycle uses the classic clock face hours.
-	const tickValues = $derived.by(() => {
-		if (cycle === 12) return [1, 3, 6, 9, 12];
-		return [0, 6, 12, 18, 23];
-	});
-
-	const min = $derived(provider.hourMin);
-	const max = $derived(provider.hourMax);
 	const showRuler = $derived(ruler ?? visual?.getRuler() ?? true);
-
-	function percent(v: number): string {
-		const t = (v - min) / (max - min || 1);
-		return `${Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t)) * 100}%`;
-	}
 </script>
 
 <div
-	data-time-range-picker-hour-slider
 	data-endpoint={type}
 	class="time-range-picker-slider time-range-picker-hour-slider"
 >
 	{#if showRuler}
-		<div class="time-range-picker-scale" aria-hidden="true">
-			{#each tickValues as v}
-				<span class="time-range-picker-scale-tick" style:left={percent(v)}>
-					<span class="time-range-picker-scale-mark"></span>
-					<span class="time-range-picker-scale-label"
-						>{cycle === 12 ? v : String(v).padStart(2, '0')}</span
-					>
-				</span>
-			{/each}
-		</div>
+		<TimeRangePicker.HourScale class="time-range-picker-scale">
+			{#snippet children({ ticks, percent, label })}
+				{#each ticks as v}
+					<span class="time-range-picker-scale-tick" style:left={percent(v)}>
+						<span class="time-range-picker-scale-mark"></span>
+						<span class="time-range-picker-scale-label">{label(v)}</span>
+					</span>
+				{/each}
+			{/snippet}
+		</TimeRangePicker.HourScale>
 	{/if}
 	<TimeRangePicker.HourSlider {type} {...rest}>
 		{#if children}
diff --git a/src/uix/morfo/components/time-picker.ts b/src/uix/morfo/components/time-picker.ts
index dfe307f1c..91b80b8ee 100644
--- a/src/uix/morfo/components/time-picker.ts
+++ b/src/uix/morfo/components/time-picker.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,16 @@ export const timePickerMorfo = {
 		{
 			// Hour / Minute / Second sliders — composite parts. The outer
 			// wrapper element carries `data-time-picker-{X}-slider`; the
+			name: 'HourScale',
+			kebab: 'hour-scale',
+			archetype: 'group',
+			kind: 'public',
+			defaultElement: 'div',
+			optional: true,
+			data: [],
+			aria: [{ attr: 'aria-hidden', value: v.literal('true') }]
+		},
+		{
 			// inner slider DOM is declared by the slider morfo (data-slider,
 			// data-slider-thumb, data-slider-range).
 			name: 'HourSlider',
diff --git a/src/uix/morfo/components/time-range-picker.ts b/src/uix/morfo/components/time-range-picker.ts
index 9d8cf365f..01f2b0554 100644
--- a/src/uix/morfo/components/time-range-picker.ts
+++ b/src/uix/morfo/components/time-range-picker.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,19 @@ export const timeRangePickerMorfo = {
 				{ key: 'Shift+Tab', action: 'focus-prev' }
 			]
 		},
+		{
+			// Hour scale — decorative ruler exposing tick data to eidos.
+			// No per-endpoint state; the scale is global to the range
+			// picker (both endpoints share the same hour cycle).
+			name: 'HourScale',
+			kebab: 'hour-scale',
+			archetype: 'group',
+			kind: 'public',
+			defaultElement: 'div',
+			optional: true,
+			data: [],
+			aria: [{ attr: 'aria-hidden', value: v.literal('true') }]
+		},
 		{
 			// Hour / Minute / Second sliders — composite parts. The outer
 			// wrapper carries `data-time-range-picker-{X}-slider` plus
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/time-picker/components/time-picker-hour-scale.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/time-picker/components/time-picker-hour-scale.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1d503839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/time-picker/components/time-picker-hour-scale.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Soma `<TimePicker.HourScale>` — exposes the hour-axis tick data
+	 * (cycle / min / max / positions) via a `children` snippet so visual
+	 * layers (eidos) can paint a ruler / scale above the slider without
+	 * importing the TimePickerProvider class.
+	 *
+	 *   <TimePicker.HourScale>
+	 *     {#snippet children({ ticks, percent, label })}
+	 *       {#each ticks as v}
+	 *         <span style:left={percent(v)}>{label(v)}</span>
+	 *       {/each}
+	 *     {/snippet}
+	 *   </TimePicker.HourScale>
+	 *
+	 * If `children` is omitted, the scale renders an empty wrapper —
+	 * useful as a positioning anchor when visuals are stamped via CSS
+	 * pseudo-elements.
+	 */
+	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+	import { TimePickerProvider } from '../time-picker-provider.svelte';
+	import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
+
+	interface TimePickerHourScaleSnippetProps {
+		ticks: readonly number[];
+		percent: (v: number) => string;
+		label: (v: number) => string;
+		cycle: 12 | 24;
+		min: number;
+		max: number;
+	}
+
+	type TimePickerHourScaleProps = Omit<HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, 'children'> & {
+		children?: Snippet<[TimePickerHourScaleSnippetProps]>;
+	};
+
+	let { children, ...restProps }: TimePickerHourScaleProps = $props();
+
+	const provider = TimePickerProvider.require();
+	const cycle = $derived<12 | 24>(provider.resolvedHourCycle);
+	const min = $derived(provider.hourMin);
+	const max = $derived(provider.hourMax);
+
+	// Endpoint-inclusive ticks. 6-hour step on 24-cycle gives clean
+	// 0/6/12/18/23 without the awkward 21→23 close pair. 12-cycle keeps
+	// the classic analog clock face hours.
+	const ticks = $derived<readonly number[]>(
+		cycle === 12 ? [1, 3, 6, 9, 12] : [0, 6, 12, 18, 23]
+	);
+
+	function percent(v: number): string {
+		const t = (v - min) / (max - min || 1);
+		return `${Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t)) * 100}%`;
+	}
+
+	function label(v: number): string {
+		return cycle === 12 ? String(v) : String(v).padStart(2, '0');
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div data-time-picker-hour-scale aria-hidden="true" {...restProps}>
+	{@render children?.({ ticks, percent, label, cycle, min, max })}
+</div>
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/time-picker/exports.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/time-picker/exports.ts
index 57a4eb244..147fb402c 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/time-picker/exports.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/time-picker/exports.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 export { default as Provider } from './components/time-picker.svelte';
 export { default as Trigger } from './components/time-picker-trigger.svelte';
 export { default as Clock } from './components/time-picker-clock.svelte';
+export { default as HourScale } from './components/time-picker-hour-scale.svelte';
 export { default as HourSlider } from './components/time-picker-hour-slider.svelte';
 export { default as MinuteSlider } from './components/time-picker-minute-slider.svelte';
 export { default as SecondSlider } from './components/time-picker-second-slider.svelte';
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/time-range-picker/components/time-range-picker-hour-scale.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/time-range-picker/components/time-range-picker-hour-scale.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..021a71735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/time-range-picker/components/time-range-picker-hour-scale.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	/**
+	 * Soma `<TimeRangePicker.HourScale>` — exposes the hour-axis tick data
+	 * (cycle / min / max / positions) via a `children` snippet so visual
+	 * layers (eidos) can paint a ruler above each endpoint's slider
+	 * without importing the TimeRangePickerProvider class.
+	 *
+	 * Scale is global to the range picker (both endpoints share the same
+	 * cycle / hour range), so this part does NOT take an `endpoint` prop.
+	 */
+	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+	import { TimeRangePickerProvider } from '../time-range-picker-provider.svelte';
+	import type { HTMLAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
+
+	interface TimeRangePickerHourScaleSnippetProps {
+		ticks: readonly number[];
+		percent: (v: number) => string;
+		label: (v: number) => string;
+		cycle: 12 | 24;
+		min: number;
+		max: number;
+	}
+
+	type TimeRangePickerHourScaleProps = Omit<HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, 'children'> & {
+		children?: Snippet<[TimeRangePickerHourScaleSnippetProps]>;
+	};
+
+	let { children, ...restProps }: TimeRangePickerHourScaleProps = $props();
+
+	const provider = TimeRangePickerProvider.require();
+	const cycle = $derived<12 | 24>(provider.resolvedHourCycle);
+	const min = $derived(provider.hourMin);
+	const max = $derived(provider.hourMax);
+
+	const ticks = $derived<readonly number[]>(
+		cycle === 12 ? [1, 3, 6, 9, 12] : [0, 6, 12, 18, 23]
+	);
+
+	function percent(v: number): string {
+		const t = (v - min) / (max - min || 1);
+		return `${Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t)) * 100}%`;
+	}
+
+	function label(v: number): string {
+		return cycle === 12 ? String(v) : String(v).padStart(2, '0');
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div data-time-range-picker-hour-scale aria-hidden="true" {...restProps}>
+	{@render children?.({ ticks, percent, label, cycle, min, max })}
+</div>
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/time-range-picker/exports.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/time-range-picker/exports.ts
index add899d5c..439082a70 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/time-range-picker/exports.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/time-range-picker/exports.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 export { default as Provider } from './components/time-range-picker.svelte';
 export { default as Trigger } from './components/time-range-picker-trigger.svelte';
 export { default as Clock } from './components/time-range-picker-clock.svelte';
+export { default as HourScale } from './components/time-range-picker-hour-scale.svelte';
 export { default as HourSlider } from './components/time-range-picker-hour-slider.svelte';
 export { default as MinuteSlider } from './components/time-range-picker-minute-slider.svelte';
 export { default as SecondSlider } from './components/time-range-picker-second-slider.svelte';