🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-05-06

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
1Day06:19 – 07:24बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:24 – 08:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:29 – 09:35शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:35 – 10:40गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:40 – 11:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:45 – 12:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:51 – 13:56शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:56 – 15:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day15:01 – 16:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day16:07 – 17:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:12 – 18:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:17 – 19:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:23 – 20:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:17 – 21:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:12 – 22:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night22:07 – 23:01चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night23:01 – 23:56शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:56 – 00:51गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:51 – 01:45मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:45 – 02:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:40 – 03:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:34 – 04:29बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:29 – 05:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:24 – 06:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:19 · Sunset: 19:23 · 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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