Horā — Chennai, 20 December 2026

Name: Chennai Hora timings 20 December 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 07:23–08:19; Mercury 08:19–09:16; Moon 09:16–10:13; Jupiter 11:09–12:06; Venus 13:59–14:56; Mercury 14:56–15:52 (IST). Sunrise 06:26 · sunset 17:46, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Sun	06:26–07:23	Malefic
Venus	07:23–08:19	Benefic
Mercury	08:19–09:16	Benefic
Moon	09:16–10:13	Benefic
Saturn	10:13–11:09	Malefic
Jupiter	11:09–12:06	Benefic
Mars	12:06–13:02	Malefic
Sun	13:02–13:59	Malefic
Venus	13:59–14:56	Benefic
Mercury	14:56–15:52	Benefic
Moon	15:52–16:49	Benefic
Saturn	16:49–17:46	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Jupiter	17:46–18:49	Benefic
Mars	18:49–19:52	Malefic
Sun	19:52–20:56	Malefic
Venus	20:56–21:59	Benefic
Mercury	21:59–23:03	Benefic
Moon	23:03–00:06	Benefic
Saturn	00:06–01:10	Malefic
Jupiter	01:10–02:13	Benefic
Mars	02:13–03:16	Malefic
Sun	03:16–04:20	Malefic
Venus	04:20–05:23	Benefic
Mercury	05:23–06:27	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 20 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 2026-12-20)

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