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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:31
- 5♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:23
- 7☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:10
- 10♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:06
- 11☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:02
- 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:02
- 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:14
- 5♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:19
- 6☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:23
- 7♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:44
- 12♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.