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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:55
- 2☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:04
- 3♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:22
- 5☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:13
- 10♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:04
- 11☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:55
- 12♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 13h 48m, 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?
Mars, 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: 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.