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 Tuesday, 23 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:12
- 10♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:13
- 12☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:13
- 3♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:09
- 10♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sengkang New Town?
On Tuesday, 23 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:07 to 08:08: 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.