🪷 Hora · Durban, South Africa · 2026-05-02

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
1Day06:25 – 07:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:20 – 08:15गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:15 – 09:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:09 – 10:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:04 – 10:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day10:58 – 11:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day11:53 – 12:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day12:48 – 13:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day13:42 – 14:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day14:37 – 15:31मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day15:31 – 16:26सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day16:26 – 17:21शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night17:21 – 18:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night18:26 – 19:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night19:32 – 20:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night20:37 – 21:42गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night21:42 – 22:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night22:48 – 23:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night23:53 – 00:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night00:59 – 02:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:04 – 03:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:10 – 04:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:15 – 05:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:20 – 06:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:25 · Sunset: 17:21 · Timezone: explicit fixed-offset record · UTC+2

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
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Durban, South Africa · BPHS Reference