Planetary hours
in Hougang 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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hougang New Town?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:59: 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.