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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:13
- 2♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Choa Chu Kang New Town?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.