Horā — Chennai, 17 July 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 05:51–06:55; Mercury 06:55–07:59; Moon 07:59–09:03; Jupiter 10:07–11:11; Venus 13:18–14:22; Mercury 14:22–15:26 (IST). Sunrise 05:51 · sunset 18:38, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Venus05:51–06:55Benefic
Mercury06:55–07:59Benefic
Moon07:59–09:03Benefic
Saturn09:03–10:07Malefic
Jupiter10:07–11:11Benefic
Mars11:11–12:15Malefic
Sun12:15–13:18Malefic
Venus13:18–14:22Benefic
Mercury14:22–15:26Benefic
Moon15:26–16:30Benefic
Saturn16:30–17:34Malefic
Jupiter17:34–18:38Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars18:38–19:34Malefic
Sun19:34–20:30Malefic
Venus20:30–21:26Benefic
Mercury21:26–22:22Benefic
Moon22:22–23:19Benefic
Saturn23:19–00:15Malefic
Jupiter00:15–01:11Benefic
Mars01:11–02:07Malefic
Sun02:07–03:03Malefic
Venus03:03–03:59Benefic
Mercury03:59–04:55Benefic
Moon04:55–05:51Benefic

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 July 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 2026-07-17)

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