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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:14
- 9☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:53
- 12♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:53
- 2♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.