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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:27
- 7♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:20
- 8☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:00
- 11☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:00
- 3☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:21
- 6☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.