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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:27
- 6♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:23
- 7☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:19
- 8♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:10
- 10☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:02
- 2☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:07
- 3♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:15
- 5☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:31
- 9☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.