Planetary hours
in Choa Chu Kang 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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:09
- 2☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:09
- 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:10
- 8♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:11
- 3♂︎ Mars21:11 – 22:11
- 4☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Choa Chu Kang New Town?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.