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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:23
- 7♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:18
- 8☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:06
- 3☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:19
- 6☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.