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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:27
- 4♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:38
- 6♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:50
- 8☽︎ Moon12:50 – 13:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:08
- 11♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:14
- 12☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:08
- 3☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:50
- 6♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:45
- 7☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:39
- 8♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:27
- 10☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:09 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.