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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:38
- 2☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:35
- 3♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:21
- 8♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:18
- 9☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:15
- 10♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:12
- 3♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:15
- 4☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:18
- 5♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:24
- 7☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:33
- 10♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:36
- 11☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:41 to 06:38: 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.