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 Wednesday, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:16
- 9☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:09
- 4☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.