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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:41
- 4♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:35
- 5☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:30
- 6♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:18
- 8☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:00
- 11♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:55
- 12☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:01
- 3☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:18
- 6♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:24
- 7☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:30
- 8♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:59 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.