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, 3 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:12
- 2♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 3 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:12: 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.