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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:45
- 2☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:40
- 3♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:14
- 9☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:09
- 10♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:00
- 12☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:05
- 3♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:09
- 4☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:14
- 5♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:23
- 7☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:36
- 10♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:41
- 11☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:46
- 12♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:49 to 06:45: 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.