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 Sunday, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:16
- 4☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:22
- 9♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:09
- 11♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:55
Other cities · Saudi Arabia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.