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 Thursday, 11 December 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:02
- 3☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:55
- 4♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:40
- 6☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:17
- 9♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:10
- 10☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:03
- 11♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:10
- 4♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:18
- 5☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:25
- 6♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:40
- 8☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:03
- 11♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Thursday, 11 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:17 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.