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, 15 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:13
- 4♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:22
- 5☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:31
- 6♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:49
- 8☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:15
- 11♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:24
- 12☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:15
- 3☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:49
- 6♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:40
- 7☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:31
- 8♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:13
- 10☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Monday, 15 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:46 to 05:55: 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.