🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-16

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 – 08:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:30 – 09:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:25 – 10:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day10:20 – 11:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day11:14 – 12:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day12:09 – 13:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day13:04 – 13:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:58 – 14:53शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day14:53 – 15:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:48 – 16:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:43 – 17:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:37 – 18:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:32 – 19:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:37 – 20:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:43 – 21:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:48 – 22:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night22:53 – 23:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:58 – 01:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night01:04 – 02:09गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night02:09 – 03:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night03:14 – 04:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:20 – 05:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:25 – 06:30बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:30 – 07:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:36 · Sunset: 18:32 · 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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