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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:13
- 9♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:51
- 11☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:40
- 2♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:51
- 3☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:02
- 4♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:40 to 07:29: 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.