Horā — Chennai, 23 January 2026

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

Benefic horās today: Venus 06:36–07:34; Mercury 07:34–08:31; Moon 08:31–09:28; Jupiter 10:26–11:23; Venus 13:18–14:15; Mercury 14:15–15:12 (IST). Sunrise 06:36 · sunset 18:04, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Venus06:36–07:34Benefic
Mercury07:34–08:31Benefic
Moon08:31–09:28Benefic
Saturn09:28–10:26Malefic
Jupiter10:26–11:23Benefic
Mars11:23–12:20Malefic
Sun12:20–13:18Malefic
Venus13:18–14:15Benefic
Mercury14:15–15:12Benefic
Moon15:12–16:10Benefic
Saturn16:10–17:07Malefic
Jupiter17:07–18:04Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars18:04–19:07Malefic
Sun19:07–20:10Malefic
Venus20:10–21:12Benefic
Mercury21:12–22:15Benefic
Moon22:15–23:18Benefic
Saturn23:18–00:20Malefic
Jupiter00:20–01:23Benefic
Mars01:23–02:26Malefic
Sun02:26–03:28Malefic
Venus03:28–04:31Benefic
Mercury04:31–05:34Benefic
Moon05:34–06:36Benefic

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 23 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 2026-01-23)

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