Planetary hours
in Ulu Bedok.
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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:07
- 10♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:08
- 12♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:03
- 9☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:01
- 12♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ulu Bedok?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:01 to 08:01: 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.