🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-07

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 – 08:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day08:29 – 09:23चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day09:23 – 10:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day10:17 – 11:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day11:12 – 12:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day12:06 – 13:00सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day13:00 – 13:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:54 – 14:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:49 – 15:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:43 – 16:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:37 – 17:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:31 – 18:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:26 – 19:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:31 – 20:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:37 – 21:43बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:43 – 22:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:49 – 23:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:55 – 01:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night01:00 – 02:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night02:06 – 03:12सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night03:12 – 04:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night04:18 – 05:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night05:23 – 06:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night06:29 – 07:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:26 · 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