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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:24
- 8♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:37
- 2☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:49
- 3♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:13
- 5☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:35
- 12☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 07:34: 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.