Horā — Chennai, 18 December 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 06:25–07:22; Mercury 07:22–08:18; Moon 08:18–09:15; Jupiter 10:12–11:08; Venus 13:02–13:58; Mercury 13:58–14:55 (IST). Sunrise 06:25 · sunset 17:45, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Venus06:25–07:22Benefic
Mercury07:22–08:18Benefic
Moon08:18–09:15Benefic
Saturn09:15–10:12Malefic
Jupiter10:12–11:08Benefic
Mars11:08–12:05Malefic
Sun12:05–13:02Malefic
Venus13:02–13:58Benefic
Mercury13:58–14:55Benefic
Moon14:55–15:51Benefic
Saturn15:51–16:48Malefic
Jupiter16:48–17:45Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars17:45–18:48Malefic
Sun18:48–19:51Malefic
Venus19:51–20:55Benefic
Mercury20:55–21:58Benefic
Moon21:58–23:02Benefic
Saturn23:02–00:05Malefic
Jupiter00:05–01:09Benefic
Mars01:09–02:12Malefic
Sun02:12–03:15Malefic
Venus03:15–04:19Benefic
Mercury04:19–05:22Benefic
Moon05:22–06:26Benefic

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 18 December 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 2026-12-18)

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