Hora Timings in Chicago, United States — 5 August 2026
The planetary hora timetable for Chicago: each hora carries its ruling planet's nature, traditionally matched to the work at hand.
Day horas
| Lord | Start | End | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 05:48 am | 06:59 am | Quick |
| Moon | 06:59 am | 08:11 am | Gently |
| Saturn | 08:11 am | 09:22 am | Sluggish |
| Jupiter | 09:22 am | 10:33 am | Fruitful |
| Mars | 10:33 am | 11:44 am | Aggressive |
| Sun | 11:44 am | 12:56 pm | Vigorous |
| Venus | 12:56 pm | 02:07 pm | Beneficial |
| Mercury | 02:07 pm | 03:18 pm | Quick |
| Moon | 03:18 pm | 04:30 pm | Gently |
| Saturn | 04:30 pm | 05:41 pm | Sluggish |
| Jupiter | 05:41 pm | 06:52 pm | Fruitful |
| Mars | 06:52 pm | 08:03 pm | Aggressive |
Night horas
| Lord | Start | End | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 08:03 pm | 08:52 pm | Vigorous |
| Venus | 08:52 pm | 09:41 pm | Beneficial |
| Mercury | 09:41 pm | 10:30 pm | Quick |
| Moon | 10:30 pm | 11:19 pm | Gently |
| Saturn | 11:19 pm | 12:07 am | Sluggish |
| Jupiter | 12:07 am | 12:56 am | Fruitful |
| Mars | 12:56 am | 01:45 am | Aggressive |
| Sun | 01:45 am | 02:34 am | Vigorous |
| Venus | 02:34 am | 03:23 am | Beneficial |
| Mercury | 03:23 am | 04:11 am | Quick |
| Moon | 04:11 am | 05:00 am | Gently |
| Saturn | 05:00 am | 05:49 am | Sluggish |
How horas work
Each day is divided into 24 horas — twelve across the day arc and twelve across the night arc. The first hora after sunrise belongs to the weekday's lord; the sequence then follows the classical planetary order. A hora is traditionally chosen to match its lord's nature — Jupiter's for growth, Mercury's for trade and learning, and so on.
Source: standard shubha-hora tables (weekday × segment), cross-checked verbatim against PyJHora's shubha_hora — see sources & methodology.
Questions, answered
Which planet rules the first hora after sunrise in Chicago today?
Mercury — from 05:48 am to 06:59 am local time (Quick).
How long is one hora?
One-twelfth of the actual day arc (sunrise to sunset) or night arc (sunset to next sunrise) — so day and night horas differ in length except at the equinox.
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