Horā — Chennai, 21 March 2026

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

Benefic horās today: Jupiter 07:13–08:14; Venus 10:15–11:15; Mercury 11:15–12:16; Moon 12:16–13:16; Jupiter 14:17–15:17; Venus 17:18–18:18 (IST). Sunrise 06:13 · sunset 18:18, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Saturn06:13–07:13Malefic
Jupiter07:13–08:14Benefic
Mars08:14–09:14Malefic
Sun09:14–10:15Malefic
Venus10:15–11:15Benefic
Mercury11:15–12:16Benefic
Moon12:16–13:16Benefic
Saturn13:16–14:17Malefic
Jupiter14:17–15:17Benefic
Mars15:17–16:17Malefic
Sun16:17–17:18Malefic
Venus17:18–18:18Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mercury18:18–19:18Benefic
Moon19:18–20:17Benefic
Saturn20:17–21:17Malefic
Jupiter21:17–22:16Benefic
Mars22:16–23:16Malefic
Sun23:16–00:15Malefic
Venus00:15–01:15Benefic
Mercury01:15–02:14Benefic
Moon02:14–03:14Benefic
Saturn03:14–04:13Malefic
Jupiter04:13–05:13Benefic
Mars05:13–06:12Malefic

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 21 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 2026-03-21)

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