Horā — Chennai, 17 May 2026

Name: Chennai Hora timings 17 May 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Sunday. 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 06:47–07:51; Mercury 07:51–08:54; Moon 08:54–09:58; Jupiter 11:01–12:05; Venus 14:12–15:16; Mercury 15:16–16:19 (IST). Sunrise 05:43 · sunset 18:26, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Sun	05:43–06:47	Malefic
Venus	06:47–07:51	Benefic
Mercury	07:51–08:54	Benefic
Moon	08:54–09:58	Benefic
Saturn	09:58–11:01	Malefic
Jupiter	11:01–12:05	Benefic
Mars	12:05–13:08	Malefic
Sun	13:08–14:12	Malefic
Venus	14:12–15:16	Benefic
Mercury	15:16–16:19	Benefic
Moon	16:19–17:23	Benefic
Saturn	17:23–18:26	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Jupiter	18:26–19:23	Benefic
Mars	19:23–20:19	Malefic
Sun	20:19–21:16	Malefic
Venus	21:16–22:12	Benefic
Mercury	22:12–23:08	Benefic
Moon	23:08–00:05	Benefic
Saturn	00:05–01:01	Malefic
Jupiter	01:01–01:58	Benefic
Mars	01:58–02:54	Malefic
Sun	02:54–03:50	Malefic
Venus	03:50–04:47	Benefic
Mercury	04:47–05:43	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 May 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 2026-05-17)

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