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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:30
- 6☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:24
- 7♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:06
- 4☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:24
- 7♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:00 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.