Horā — Chennai, 16 March 2026

Name: Chennai Hora timings 16 March 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Monday. The 24 planetary hours for Chennai, computed from the local sunrise and sunset (day and night hours are unequal by season).

Benefic horās today: Moon 06:16–07:16; Jupiter 08:17–09:17; Venus 11:17–12:17; Mercury 12:17–13:17; Moon 13:17–14:17; Jupiter 15:18–16:18 (IST). Sunrise 06:16 · sunset 18:18, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Moon	06:16–07:16	Benefic
Saturn	07:16–08:17	Malefic
Jupiter	08:17–09:17	Benefic
Mars	09:17–10:17	Malefic
Sun	10:17–11:17	Malefic
Venus	11:17–12:17	Benefic
Mercury	12:17–13:17	Benefic
Moon	13:17–14:17	Benefic
Saturn	14:17–15:18	Malefic
Jupiter	15:18–16:18	Benefic
Mars	16:18–17:18	Malefic
Sun	17:18–18:18	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Venus	18:18–19:18	Benefic
Mercury	19:18–20:18	Benefic
Moon	20:18–21:17	Benefic
Saturn	21:17–22:17	Malefic
Jupiter	22:17–23:17	Benefic
Mars	23:17–00:17	Malefic
Sun	00:17–01:17	Malefic
Venus	01:17–02:16	Benefic
Mercury	02:16–03:16	Benefic
Moon	03:16–04:16	Benefic
Saturn	04:16–05:16	Malefic
Jupiter	05:16–06:16	Benefic

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 16 March 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 2026-03-16)

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