🪷 Hora · Chicago, USA · 2026-01-10

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day07:17 – 08:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:04 – 08:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:51 – 09:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:37 – 10:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:24 – 11:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:11 – 11:58बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:58 – 12:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day12:45 – 13:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:31 – 14:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:18 – 15:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:05 – 15:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day15:52 – 16:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night16:39 – 17:52बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night17:52 – 19:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:05 – 20:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:18 – 21:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:31 – 22:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night22:45 – 23:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:58 – 01:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:11 – 02:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:24 – 03:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:37 – 04:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:50 – 06:04गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:04 – 07:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:17 · Sunset: 16:39 · Timezone: explicit fixed-offset record · UTC-6

Sources and Related Timing Tools

Continue from this Hora table to the same city-day Pañchāṅga, companion timing tools, machine-readable data, Jyotiṣa references, and Saṁskāra-muhūrta guidance. Timing supports dharma but does not replace guru, family, qualified local, medical, or legal guidance, or surrender to Krishna.

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📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
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