🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-15

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
1Day07:36 – 08:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:30 – 09:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day09:25 – 10:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:19 – 11:14शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day11:14 – 12:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day12:09 – 13:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day13:03 – 13:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:58 – 14:53गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:53 – 15:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:47 – 16:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:42 – 17:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:37 – 18:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:31 – 19:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:37 – 20:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:42 – 21:47गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:47 – 22:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:53 – 23:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:58 – 01:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night01:03 – 02:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night02:09 – 03:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night03:14 – 04:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:19 – 05:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:25 – 06:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:30 – 07:36सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:36 · Sunset: 18:31 · 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