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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:35
- 2☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:33
- 3♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:23
- 8♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:15
- 12☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:25
- 7☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:32
- 10♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:34
- 11☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:36
- 12♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.