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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:52
- 12♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:52 – 19:52
- 2♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ulu Bedok?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:48: 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.