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, 25 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:12
- 4♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:20
- 5☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:28
- 6♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:44
- 8☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 16:08
- 11♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:16
- 12☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:08
- 3☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:44
- 6♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:36
- 7☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:28
- 8♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:12
- 10☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Monday, 25 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:48 to 05:56: 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.