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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:58
- 2☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:06
- 3♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:21
- 5☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:58
- 10♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:58
- 4☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:51
- 5♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:36
- 7☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:13
- 10♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:05
- 11☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:58
- 12♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:50 to 05:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.