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 Friday, 28 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:15
- 3☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:59
- 3♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:25
- 9☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:20
- 10♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:08
- 12☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Friday, 28 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:04 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.