Horā — Chennai, 18 March 2026

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

Benefic horās today: Mercury 06:15–07:15; Moon 07:15–08:16; Jupiter 09:16–10:16; Venus 12:17–13:17; Mercury 13:17–14:17; Moon 14:17–15:17 (IST). Sunrise 06:15 · sunset 18:18, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mercury06:15–07:15Benefic
Moon07:15–08:16Benefic
Saturn08:16–09:16Malefic
Jupiter09:16–10:16Benefic
Mars10:16–11:16Malefic
Sun11:16–12:17Malefic
Venus12:17–13:17Benefic
Mercury13:17–14:17Benefic
Moon14:17–15:17Benefic
Saturn15:17–16:18Malefic
Jupiter16:18–17:18Benefic
Mars17:18–18:18Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Sun18:18–19:18Malefic
Venus19:18–20:18Benefic
Mercury20:18–21:17Benefic
Moon21:17–22:17Benefic
Saturn22:17–23:17Malefic
Jupiter23:17–00:16Benefic
Mars00:16–01:16Malefic
Sun01:16–02:16Malefic
Venus02:16–03:15Benefic
Mercury03:15–04:15Benefic
Moon04:15–05:15Benefic
Saturn05:15–06:14Malefic

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 18 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 2026-03-18)

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