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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:02
- 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:00
- 12♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tampines Estate?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:59 to 07:59: 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.