Horā — Chennai, 17 March 2026

Name: Chennai Hora timings 17 March 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Tuesday. 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 08:16–09:16; Mercury 09:16–10:16; Moon 10:16–11:17; Jupiter 12:17–13:17; Venus 15:17–16:18; Mercury 16:18–17:18 (IST). Sunrise 06:16 · sunset 18:18, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

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

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Saturn	18:18–19:18	Malefic
Jupiter	19:18–20:18	Benefic
Mars	20:18–21:17	Malefic
Sun	21:17–22:17	Malefic
Venus	22:17–23:17	Benefic
Mercury	23:17–00:17	Benefic
Moon	00:17–01:16	Benefic
Saturn	01:16–02:16	Malefic
Jupiter	02:16–03:16	Benefic
Mars	03:16–04:16	Malefic
Sun	04:16–05:15	Malefic
Venus	05:15–06:15	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 17 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 2026-03-17)

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