Planetary hours
in Bedok New Town.
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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bedok New Town?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.