🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-08

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 – 08:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:29 – 09:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:23 – 10:18सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:18 – 11:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day11:12 – 12:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day12:06 – 13:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day13:01 – 13:55शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:55 – 14:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:49 – 15:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:43 – 16:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:38 – 17:32शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:32 – 18:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:26 – 19:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:32 – 20:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:38 – 21:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:44 – 22:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:49 – 23:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:55 – 01:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night01:01 – 02:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night02:06 – 03:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night03:12 – 04:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:18 – 05:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:24 – 06:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:29 – 07:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

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