🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-19

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 – 09:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day09:25 – 10:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day10:20 – 11:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day11:15 – 12:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day12:10 – 13:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day13:05 – 14:00बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day14:00 – 14:54चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:54 – 15:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:49 – 16:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:44 – 17:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:39 – 18:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:34 – 19:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:39 – 20:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:44 – 21:49चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:49 – 22:54शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:54 – 00:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night00:00 – 01:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night01:05 – 02:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night02:10 – 03:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night03:15 – 04:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night04:20 – 05:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night05:25 – 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: 18:34 · 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