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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:02
- 2♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:10
- 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:19
- 4♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:36
- 6☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:01
- 9♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:10
- 10☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:18
- 11♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:10
- 4♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:02
- 5☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:53
- 6♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:36
- 8☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:10
- 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:02
- 12☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:53 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.