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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:03
- 3♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:04
- 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:05
- 2☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:03
- 12♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ulu Bedok?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 08:03: 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.