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 Friday, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:17
- 12☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Choa Chu Kang New Town?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.