🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-03-08

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

Sunrise: 07:09 · Sunset: 19:01 · 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