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, 5 December 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:15
- 9☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:08
- 4☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 5 December 2029, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:06: 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.