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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:59
- 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 18:59
- 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:47
- 5♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:22
- 12♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:18 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.