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Planetary hours · Chicago (United States)

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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
16:34
Next sunrise
07:18

A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (America/Chicago).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:04
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:50
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:37
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:23
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:10
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:56
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:42
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:29
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:15
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:02
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:48
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:34

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:48
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:02
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:15
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:29
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:42
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:56
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:10
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:23
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:37
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:50
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:04
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:18

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?

On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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