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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:59 – 06:53
- 2☉︎ Sun06:53 – 07:48
- 3♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:36
- 5☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:12
- 9☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:06
- 10♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:54
- 12☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:00
- 3♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:06
- 4☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:12
- 5♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:24
- 7☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:42
- 10♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:48
- 11☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:54
- 12♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.