Planetary hours
in Jurong West.
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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:12
- 5☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:13
- 9☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:13
- 10♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:14
- 12☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:14
- 3♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:14
- 4☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jurong West?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 08:11: 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.