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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:49
- 12☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yishun New Town?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:54: 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?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.