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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 16:55
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:23
- 7♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:13
- 9☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:09
- 4☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:46: 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.