🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-26

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
1Day07:34 – 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 – 11:16मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day11:16 – 12:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day12:11 – 13:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day13:07 – 14:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day14:02 – 14:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day14:57 – 15:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day15:53 – 16:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day16:48 – 17:43मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day17:43 – 18:39सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night18:39 – 19:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night19:43 – 20:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night20:48 – 21:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night21:53 – 22:57शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night22:57 – 00:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night00:02 – 01:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night01:06 – 02:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night02:11 – 03:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night03:16 – 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 – 06:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night06:29 – 07:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 07:34 · Sunset: 18:39 · 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