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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:03
- 2☉︎ Sun07:03 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:42
- 5☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:21
- 8♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:14
- 9☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:07
- 10♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:53
- 12☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:00
- 3♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:07
- 4☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:14
- 5♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:28
- 7☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:49
- 10♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:03: 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.