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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 2 of the day, until 08:09
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:16
- 9☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:49
- 12♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:49
- 2♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:17: 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.