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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:45
- 2☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:26
- 8♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:13
- 9☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:00
- 10♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:33
- 12☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:47
- 3♂︎ Mars18:47 – 20:00
- 4☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:13
- 5♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:46
- 12♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:58 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.