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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:55
- 11☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:55
- 3☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:05
- 4♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:25
- 6☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.