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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:09
- 2☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:17
- 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:17
- 11☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:10
- 12♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:02 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.