🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-06

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
1Day07:35 – 08:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:29 – 09:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day09:23 – 10:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day10:17 – 11:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day11:11 – 12:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day12:06 – 13:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day13:00 – 13:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:54 – 14:48मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:48 – 15:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:42 – 16:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:37 – 17:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:31 – 18:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:25 – 19:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:31 – 20:37गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:37 – 21:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:42 – 22:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:48 – 23:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:54 – 01:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night01:00 – 02:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night02:06 – 03:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night03:11 – 04:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night04:17 – 05:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night05:23 – 06:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:29 – 07:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:25 · 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
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