Horā — Chennai, 20 March 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 06:14–07:14; Mercury 07:14–08:14; Moon 08:14–09:15; Jupiter 10:15–11:16; Venus 13:16–14:17; Mercury 14:17–15:17 (IST). Sunrise 06:14 · sunset 18:18, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Venus06:14–07:14Benefic
Mercury07:14–08:14Benefic
Moon08:14–09:15Benefic
Saturn09:15–10:15Malefic
Jupiter10:15–11:16Benefic
Mars11:16–12:16Malefic
Sun12:16–13:16Malefic
Venus13:16–14:17Benefic
Mercury14:17–15:17Benefic
Moon15:17–16:18Benefic
Saturn16:18–17:18Malefic
Jupiter17:18–18:18Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars18:18–19:18Malefic
Sun19:18–20:17Malefic
Venus20:17–21:17Benefic
Mercury21:17–22:17Benefic
Moon22:17–23:16Benefic
Saturn23:16–00:16Malefic
Jupiter00:16–01:15Benefic
Mars01:15–02:15Malefic
Sun02:15–03:14Malefic
Venus03:14–04:14Benefic
Mercury04:14–05:13Benefic
Moon05:13–06:13Benefic

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 20 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 2026-03-20)

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