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, 17 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:17
- 2☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:22
- 3♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:43
- 7☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:23
- 11☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:18
- 12♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 17 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:12 to 06:17: 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.