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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:14
- 2♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:16
- 9♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:17
- 11☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:17
- 3☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ulu Bedok?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.