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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Riyadh).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:04
- 2♂︎ Mars07:04 – 07:57
- 3☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:50
- 4♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:36
- 6☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:15
- 9♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:08
- 10☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:00
- 11♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:08
- 4♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:15
- 5☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:22
- 6♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:36
- 8☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:58
- 11♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:05
- 12☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dammam?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:11 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.