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 Sunday, 30 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 30 July 2028, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.