Planetary hours
in Tampines Estate.
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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tampines Estate?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:58: 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.