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, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:16
- 2☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:20
- 3♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:01
- 12☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:47
- 5♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:20
- 11☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:15
- 12♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:11 to 06:16: 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.