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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:34
- 3♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:29
- 5♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:24
- 7☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:17
- 10♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:12
- 12♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:12
- 2☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:19
- 5♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:22
- 6☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:25
- 7♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:30
- 9☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:39 to 06:37: 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.