🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-03-06

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
1Day07:11 – 08:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day08:10 – 09:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day09:09 – 10:08चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day10:08 – 11:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day11:07 – 12:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day12:06 – 13:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day13:05 – 14:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day14:05 – 15:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day15:04 – 16:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:03 – 17:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:02 – 18:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:01 – 19:00गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:00 – 20:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:01 – 21:02सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:02 – 22:03शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night22:03 – 23:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night23:03 – 00:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night00:04 – 01:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night01:05 – 02:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night02:06 – 03:07मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night03:07 – 04:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night04:07 – 05:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night05:08 – 06:09बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night06:09 – 07:10चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 07:11 · Sunset: 19:00 · 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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