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 Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:11
- 3♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:19
- 4☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:28
- 5♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:53
- 6☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:28
- 9☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.