Horā — Chennai, 23 December 2026

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

Benefic horās today: Mercury 06:28–07:24; Moon 07:24–08:21; Jupiter 09:17–10:14; Venus 12:07–13:04; Mercury 13:04–14:01; Moon 14:01–14:57 (IST). Sunrise 06:28 · sunset 17:47, Chennai.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mercury06:28–07:24Benefic
Moon07:24–08:21Benefic
Saturn08:21–09:17Malefic
Jupiter09:17–10:14Benefic
Mars10:14–11:11Malefic
Sun11:11–12:07Malefic
Venus12:07–13:04Benefic
Mercury13:04–14:01Benefic
Moon14:01–14:57Benefic
Saturn14:57–15:54Malefic
Jupiter15:54–16:50Benefic
Mars16:50–17:47Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Sun17:47–18:51Malefic
Venus18:51–19:54Benefic
Mercury19:54–20:57Benefic
Moon20:57–22:01Benefic
Saturn22:01–23:04Malefic
Jupiter23:04–00:08Benefic
Mars00:08–01:11Malefic
Sun01:11–02:14Malefic
Venus02:14–03:18Benefic
Mercury03:18–04:21Benefic
Moon04:21–05:25Benefic
Saturn05:25–06:28Malefic

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 23 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 2026-12-23)

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