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, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:06
- 2☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:24
- 5☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:42
- 8♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:48
- 9☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:54
- 10♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:07
- 12☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:00
- 3♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:54
- 4☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:36
- 7☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:17
- 10♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:11
- 11☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:05
- 12♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:06: 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.