🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-01

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
1Day07:33 – 08:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:27 – 09:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:21 – 10:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:15 – 11:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day11:09 – 12:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day12:03 – 12:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:57 – 13:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:51 – 14:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:46 – 15:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:40 – 16:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:34 – 17:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:28 – 18:22बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:22 – 19:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:28 – 20:34शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:34 – 21:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:40 – 22:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:46 – 23:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:52 – 00:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:58 – 02:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night02:04 – 03:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night03:10 – 04:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:16 – 05:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:22 – 06:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:28 – 07:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:33 · Sunset: 18:22 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 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 · Dvārakā · BPHS Reference