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, 27 April 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:35
- 2☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chicago?
On Friday, 27 April 2029, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:51 to 07:01: 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.