Planetary hours
in Yishun New Town.
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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yishun New Town?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:50: 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.