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 Saturday, 6 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:10
- 3♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:17
- 4☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:23
- 5♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:36
- 7☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:55
- 10♂︎ Mars14:55 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 20:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:48
- 5♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 6 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.