Horā — Chennai, 22 December 2026

Tuesday. 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 08:20–09:17; Mercury 09:17–10:14; Moon 10:14–11:10; Jupiter 12:07–13:03; Venus 14:57–15:53; Mercury 15:53–16:50 (IST). Sunrise 06:27 · sunset 17:47, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars06:27–07:24Malefic
Sun07:24–08:20Malefic
Venus08:20–09:17Benefic
Mercury09:17–10:14Benefic
Moon10:14–11:10Benefic
Saturn11:10–12:07Malefic
Jupiter12:07–13:03Benefic
Mars13:03–14:00Malefic
Sun14:00–14:57Malefic
Venus14:57–15:53Benefic
Mercury15:53–16:50Benefic
Moon16:50–17:47Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Saturn17:47–18:50Malefic
Jupiter18:50–19:53Benefic
Mars19:53–20:57Malefic
Sun20:57–22:00Malefic
Venus22:00–23:04Benefic
Mercury23:04–00:07Benefic
Moon00:07–01:11Benefic
Saturn01:11–02:14Malefic
Jupiter02:14–03:17Benefic
Mars03:17–04:21Malefic
Sun04:21–05:24Malefic
Venus05:24–06:28Benefic

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 22 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 2026-12-22)

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