🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-12

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 – 08:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day08:30 – 09:24शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day09:24 – 10:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day10:19 – 11:13मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day11:13 – 12:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day12:08 – 13:02शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day13:02 – 13:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:57 – 14:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:51 – 15:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:46 – 16:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:40 – 17:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:35 – 18:29सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:29 – 19:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:35 – 20:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:40 – 21:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:46 – 22:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:51 – 23:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:57 – 01:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night01:02 – 02:08सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night02:08 – 03:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night03:13 – 04:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night04:19 – 05:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night05:24 – 06:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:30 – 07:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:29 · 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