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 Saturday, 20 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:14
- 11☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:15
- 2☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Choa Chu Kang New Town?
On Saturday, 20 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.