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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:33 – 08:31
- 4♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:29
- 5☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:27
- 6♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:24
- 8☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:18
- 11♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:16
- 12☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:18
- 3☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:24
- 6♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:26
- 7☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:28
- 8♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:31
- 10☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:37 to 06:35: 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.