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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:26
- 7♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:22
- 9♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:19
- 11☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:19
- 3☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:33
- 11♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:34: 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.