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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:59
- 5☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:30
- 9☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:08
- 12☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:30
- 5♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:44
- 7☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:21: 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.