🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-04-06

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
1Day06:42 – 07:45चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:45 – 08:47शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:47 – 09:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:49 – 10:52मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:52 – 11:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:54 – 12:57शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:57 – 13:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:59 – 15:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:02 – 16:04शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:04 – 17:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:06 – 18:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:09 – 19:11सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:11 – 20:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:09 – 21:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:06 – 22:04चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:04 – 23:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:01 – 23:59गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:59 – 00:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:56 – 01:54सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:54 – 02:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:51 – 03:49बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:49 – 04:46चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:46 – 05:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:44 – 06:41गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:42 · Sunset: 19:11 · 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