Horā — Chennai, 16 October 2026

Name: Chennai Hora timings 16 October 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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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 06:00–06:59; Mercury 06:59–07:58; Moon 07:58–08:57; Jupiter 09:56–10:55; Venus 12:53–13:52; Mercury 13:52–14:51 (IST). Sunrise 06:00 · sunset 17:48, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Venus	06:00–06:59	Benefic
Mercury	06:59–07:58	Benefic
Moon	07:58–08:57	Benefic
Saturn	08:57–09:56	Malefic
Jupiter	09:56–10:55	Benefic
Mars	10:55–11:54	Malefic
Sun	11:54–12:53	Malefic
Venus	12:53–13:52	Benefic
Mercury	13:52–14:51	Benefic
Moon	14:51–15:50	Benefic
Saturn	15:50–16:49	Malefic
Jupiter	16:49–17:48	Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Mars	17:48–18:49	Malefic
Sun	18:49–19:50	Malefic
Venus	19:50–20:51	Benefic
Mercury	20:51–21:52	Benefic
Moon	21:52–22:53	Benefic
Saturn	22:53–23:54	Malefic
Jupiter	23:54–00:55	Benefic
Mars	00:55–01:56	Malefic
Sun	01:56–02:57	Malefic
Venus	02:57–03:58	Benefic
Mercury	03:58–04:59	Benefic
Moon	04:59–06:00	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 16 October 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 2026-10-16)

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