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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bedok New Town?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:15 to 08:15: 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.