🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-24

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 – 11:16सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day11:16 – 12:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day12:11 – 13:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day13:06 – 14:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day14:01 – 14:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:57 – 15:52गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:52 – 16:47मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:47 – 17:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:42 – 18:37शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:37 – 19:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:42 – 20:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:47 – 21:52शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:52 – 22:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:56 – 00:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night00:01 – 01:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night01:06 – 02:11शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night02:11 – 03:15बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night03:15 – 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 – 07:34मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:37 · 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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