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 Thursday, 6 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:04
- 2♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:11
- 3☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:17
- 4♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:30
- 6☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:55
- 10☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:01
- 11♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:55
- 4♂︎ Mars20:55 – 21:48
- 5☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:29
- 8☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:10
- 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:04
- 12☉︎ Sun04:04 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Thursday, 6 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:58 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.