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 Monday, 11 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:11
- 5☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:11
- 6♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:12
- 8☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:13
- 11♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:13
- 12☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:13
- 3☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:12
- 6♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:12
- 7☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:11
- 10☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ulu Bedok?
On Monday, 11 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:10 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.