🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-22

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 – 08:30गुरु (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 – 10:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day10:20 – 11:15शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day11:15 – 12:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day12:10 – 13:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day13:06 – 14:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day14:01 – 14:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:56 – 15:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:51 – 16:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:46 – 17:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:41 – 18:36बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:36 – 19:41चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:41 – 20:46शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:46 – 21:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:51 – 22:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:56 – 00:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night00:01 – 01:05शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night01:05 – 02:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night02:10 – 03:15चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night03:15 – 04:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:20 – 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 – 07:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:36 · 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