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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 07:54
- 3♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:40
- 5♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:27
- 7☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:07
- 10♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:00
- 11☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:14
- 5♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:20
- 6☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:41
- 9☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:08 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.