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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 07:54: 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.