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, 9 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:01
- 3♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:54
- 4☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:46
- 5♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:02
- 11☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:55
- 12♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:55
- 2☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:17
- 5♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:24
- 6☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:47
- 9☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 04:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 9 December 2028, the Sun rises at 06:16 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 06:16, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:16 to 07:08: 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.