Horā — Chennai, 16 April 2026

Name: Chennai Hora timings 16 April 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Thursday. 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 05:56–06:58; Venus 09:02–10:04; Mercury 10:04–11:06; Moon 11:06–12:08; Jupiter 13:10–14:12; Venus 16:16–17:18 (IST). Sunrise 05:56 · sunset 18:20, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Jupiter	05:56–06:58	Benefic
Mars	06:58–08:00	Malefic
Sun	08:00–09:02	Malefic
Venus	09:02–10:04	Benefic
Mercury	10:04–11:06	Benefic
Moon	11:06–12:08	Benefic
Saturn	12:08–13:10	Malefic
Jupiter	13:10–14:12	Benefic
Mars	14:12–15:14	Malefic
Sun	15:14–16:16	Malefic
Venus	16:16–17:18	Benefic
Mercury	17:18–18:20	Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Moon	18:20–19:18	Benefic
Saturn	19:18–20:16	Malefic
Jupiter	20:16–21:14	Benefic
Mars	21:14–22:12	Malefic
Sun	22:12–23:10	Malefic
Venus	23:10–00:08	Benefic
Mercury	00:08–01:06	Benefic
Moon	01:06–02:04	Benefic
Saturn	02:04–03:02	Malefic
Jupiter	03:02–04:00	Benefic
Mars	04:00–04:58	Malefic
Sun	04:58–05:56	Malefic

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 April 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 2026-04-16)

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