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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:34
- 7☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:05
- 10♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:47
- 12♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:47
- 2☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:15
- 5♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:25
- 6☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:34
- 7♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 03:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:22
- 12♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.