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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:33
- 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:24
- 8♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:06
- 10☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:48
- 2☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:57
- 3♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:15
- 5☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:20: 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.