🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-13

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 – 08:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:30 – 09:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day09:25 – 10:19शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day10:19 – 11:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day11:14 – 12:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day12:08 – 13:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day13:03 – 13:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:57 – 14:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:52 – 15:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:46 – 16:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:41 – 17:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:35 – 18:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:30 – 19:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:35 – 20:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:41 – 21:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:46 – 22:52सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:52 – 23:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:57 – 01:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night01:03 – 02:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night02:08 – 03:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night03:14 – 04:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night04:19 – 05:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night05:25 – 06:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:30 – 07:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:30 · 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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