Horā — Chennai, 21 May 2026

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 05:43–06:46; Venus 08:54–09:58; Mercury 09:58–11:01; Moon 11:01–12:05; Jupiter 13:09–14:12; Venus 16:20–17:24 (IST). Sunrise 05:43 · sunset 18:27, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Jupiter05:43–06:46Benefic
Mars06:46–07:50Malefic
Sun07:50–08:54Malefic
Venus08:54–09:58Benefic
Mercury09:58–11:01Benefic
Moon11:01–12:05Benefic
Saturn12:05–13:09Malefic
Jupiter13:09–14:12Benefic
Mars14:12–15:16Malefic
Sun15:16–16:20Malefic
Venus16:20–17:24Benefic
Mercury17:24–18:27Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Moon18:27–19:24Benefic
Saturn19:24–20:20Malefic
Jupiter20:20–21:16Benefic
Mars21:16–22:12Malefic
Sun22:12–23:09Malefic
Venus23:09–00:05Benefic
Mercury00:05–01:01Benefic
Moon01:01–01:58Benefic
Saturn01:58–02:54Malefic
Jupiter02:54–03:50Benefic
Mars03:50–04:46Malefic
Sun04:46–05:43Malefic

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 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 2026-05-21)

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