Horā — Chennai, 21 December 2026

Monday. The 24 planetary hours for Chennai, computed from the local sunrise and sunset (day and night hours are unequal by season).

Benefic horās today: Moon 06:27–07:23; Jupiter 08:20–09:16; Venus 11:10–12:06; Mercury 12:06–13:03; Moon 13:03–14:00; Jupiter 14:56–15:53 (IST). Sunrise 06:27 · sunset 17:46, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Moon06:27–07:23Benefic
Saturn07:23–08:20Malefic
Jupiter08:20–09:16Benefic
Mars09:16–10:13Malefic
Sun10:13–11:10Malefic
Venus11:10–12:06Benefic
Mercury12:06–13:03Benefic
Moon13:03–14:00Benefic
Saturn14:00–14:56Malefic
Jupiter14:56–15:53Benefic
Mars15:53–16:49Malefic
Sun16:49–17:46Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Venus17:46–18:50Benefic
Mercury18:50–19:53Benefic
Moon19:53–20:56Benefic
Saturn20:56–22:00Malefic
Jupiter22:00–23:03Benefic
Mars23:03–00:07Malefic
Sun00:07–01:10Malefic
Venus01:10–02:13Benefic
Mercury02:13–03:17Benefic
Moon03:17–04:20Benefic
Saturn04:20–05:24Malefic
Jupiter05:24–06:27Benefic

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 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 2026-12-21)

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