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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:37
- 9☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:31
- 4☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:37
- 5♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:22
- 12♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:22: 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.