🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-05-04

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
1Day06:20 – 07:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:25 – 08:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:30 – 09:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:35 – 10:41मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:41 – 11:46सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:46 – 12:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:51 – 13:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:56 – 15:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:01 – 16:06शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:06 – 17:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:12 – 18:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:17 – 19:22सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:22 – 20:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:17 – 21:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:12 – 22:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:06 – 23:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:01 – 23:56गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:56 – 00:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:51 – 01:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:45 – 02:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:40 – 03:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:35 – 04:30चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:30 – 05:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:25 – 06:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:20 · Sunset: 19:22 · 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