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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:56
- 12♀︎ Venus17:56 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:56
- 2☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:54
- 12♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sengkang New Town?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:53: 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.