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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:14: 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.