Planetary hours
in Sengkang 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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:55
- 10☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:56
- 2☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sengkang New Town?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 07:51: 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.