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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:18
- 4♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:24
- 5☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:30
- 6♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:42
- 8☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 16:01
- 11♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:07
- 12☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:00
- 3☽︎ Moon20:00 – 20:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:42
- 6♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:36
- 7☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:30
- 8♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:17
- 10☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:59 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.