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Planetary hours · Chicago (United States)

Planetary hours
in Chicago.

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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:34
Sunset
20:18
Next sunrise
05:35

A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (America/Chicago).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:48
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:15
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:29
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:43
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:56
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:10
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:24
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:37
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:51
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:05
  12. 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:18

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:05
  2. 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:51
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:37
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:24
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:10
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:57
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:43
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:30
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:16
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:03
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:49
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?

On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:48: 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.

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