🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-03-22

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
1Day06:56 – 07:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day07:57 – 08:58शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day08:58 – 09:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day09:59 – 10:59चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day10:59 – 12:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day12:00 – 13:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day13:01 – 14:02मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day14:02 – 15:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day15:03 – 16:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day16:04 – 17:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day17:04 – 18:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day18:05 – 19:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night19:06 – 20:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night20:05 – 21:04मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night21:04 – 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 – 00:02बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night00:02 – 01:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night01:01 – 02:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night02:00 – 02:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night02:59 – 03:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night03:58 – 04:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night04:57 – 05:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night05:56 – 06:55बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 06:56 · Sunset: 19:06 · 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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