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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:09
- 2♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.