🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-02-06

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
1Day07:30 – 08:27शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:27 – 09:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:23 – 10:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day10:19 – 11:16शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day11:16 – 12:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day12:12 – 13:08मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day13:08 – 14:04सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day14:04 – 15:01शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day15:01 – 15:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day15:57 – 16:53चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day16:53 – 17:50शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day17:50 – 18:46गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night18:46 – 19:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night19:50 – 20:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night20:53 – 21:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night21:57 – 23:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night23:01 – 00:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night00:04 – 01:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night01:08 – 02:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night02:12 – 03:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night03:15 – 04:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:19 – 05:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:22 – 06:26बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:26 – 07:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:30 · Sunset: 18:46 · 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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