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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:24
- 7♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:18
- 8☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:12
- 9♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:01
- 11☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:55
- 2♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:01
- 3☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:18
- 6☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 06:52: 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.