🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-05

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
1Day07:34 – 08:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:28 – 09:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day09:23 – 10:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day10:17 – 11:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day11:11 – 12:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day12:05 – 12:59शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:59 – 13:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:53 – 14:48चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:48 – 15:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:42 – 16:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:36 – 17:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:30 – 18:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:24 – 19:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:30 – 20:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:36 – 21:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:42 – 22:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:48 – 23:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:54 – 00:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:59 – 02:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night02:05 – 03:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night03:11 – 04:17बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night04:17 – 05:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night05:23 – 06:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:29 – 07:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:34 · Sunset: 18:24 · 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