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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:23
- 7♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:18
- 8☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:13
- 9♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:58
- 2♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:08
- 4♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:18
- 6☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:48: 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.