🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-20

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 – 10:20शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day10:20 – 11:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day11:15 – 12:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day12:10 – 13:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day13:05 – 14:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day14:00 – 14:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:55 – 15:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day15:50 – 16:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day16:45 – 17:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day17:40 – 18:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night18:35 – 19:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night19:40 – 20:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night20:45 – 21:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night21:50 – 22:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:55 – 00:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night00:00 – 01:05बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night01:05 – 02:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night02:10 – 03:15शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night03:15 – 04:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night04:20 – 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: 18:35 · 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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