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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:13
- 3♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:21
- 4☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:29
- 5♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:53
- 6☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:30
- 9☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:06
- 12♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:57 to 06:05: 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.