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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:13: 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.