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, 26 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 26 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:11: 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.