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, 15 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 15 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:12: 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.