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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:04
- 4♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:07
- 8☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:10
- 12☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:05
- 8♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bedok New Town?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:02 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.