Planetary hours
in Dammam.
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, 3 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 07:57
- 3♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:43
- 5☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:22
- 8♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:15
- 9☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:08
- 10♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:53
- 12☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:01
- 3♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:08
- 4☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:15
- 5♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:29
- 7☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:51
- 10♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:58
- 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:04: 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.