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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:32
- 3☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:28
- 6♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:26
- 7☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:23
- 5☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:28
- 8♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:30
- 9☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.