🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-17

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 – 08:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day08:30 – 09:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day09:25 – 10:20मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day10:20 – 11:15सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day11:15 – 12:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day12:09 – 13:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day13:04 – 13:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:59 – 14:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:54 – 15:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:48 – 16:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:43 – 17:38सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:38 – 18:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:33 – 19:38बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:38 – 20:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:43 – 21:48शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:48 – 22:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:54 – 23:59मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:59 – 01:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night01:04 – 02:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night02:09 – 03:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night03:14 – 04:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night04:20 – 05:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night05:25 – 06:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night06:30 – 07:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:33 · 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