Horā — Chennai, 08 January 2026

Thursday. The 24 planetary hours for Chennai, computed from the local sunrise and sunset (day and night hours are unequal by season).

Benefic horās today: Jupiter 06:34–07:31; Venus 09:25–10:21; Mercury 10:21–11:18; Moon 11:18–12:15; Jupiter 13:12–14:09; Venus 16:02–16:59 (IST). Sunrise 06:34 · sunset 17:56, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Jupiter06:34–07:31Benefic
Mars07:31–08:28Malefic
Sun08:28–09:25Malefic
Venus09:25–10:21Benefic
Mercury10:21–11:18Benefic
Moon11:18–12:15Benefic
Saturn12:15–13:12Malefic
Jupiter13:12–14:09Benefic
Mars14:09–15:06Malefic
Sun15:06–16:02Malefic
Venus16:02–16:59Benefic
Mercury16:59–17:56Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Moon17:56–18:59Benefic
Saturn18:59–20:02Malefic
Jupiter20:02–21:06Benefic
Mars21:06–22:09Malefic
Sun22:09–23:12Malefic
Venus23:12–00:15Benefic
Mercury00:15–01:18Benefic
Moon01:18–02:22Benefic
Saturn02:22–03:25Malefic
Jupiter03:25–04:28Benefic
Mars04:28–05:31Malefic
Sun05:31–06:34Malefic

Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and the Moon rule the classically benefic hours; the Sun, Mars, Saturn hours are treated as malefic for new undertakings. See also the Chennai Choghaḍiyā and the full Chennai panchāṅga for 08 January 2026.

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How this table was computed

Method12 day hours (sunrise→sunset) and 12 night hours (sunset→next sunrise), unequal by season; the sequence runs in the Chaldean order starting from the weekday lord's hour (classical derivation); sunrise/sunset from Swiss Ephemeris
SourceSwiss Ephemeris sunrise/sunset (sidereal Lahiri chart context)
Engineastroamrit seo-tables horā (Chennai 2026-01-08)

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