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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:30
- 9♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.