🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-29

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
1Day07:33 – 08:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day08:29 – 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 – 11:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day11:16 – 12:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day12:12 – 13:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day13:07 – 14:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day14:03 – 14:58गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day14:58 – 15:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day15:54 – 16:50सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day16:50 – 17:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day17:45 – 18:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night18:41 – 19:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night19:45 – 20:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night20:50 – 21:54गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night21:54 – 22:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night22:58 – 00:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night00:03 – 01:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night01:07 – 02:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night02:11 – 03:16चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night03:16 – 04:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night04:20 – 05:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night05:24 – 06:29मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night06:29 – 07:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 07:33 · Sunset: 18:41 · 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