🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-05-18

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
1Day06:13 – 07:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:19 – 08:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:25 – 09:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:32 – 10:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:38 – 11:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:44 – 12:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day12:51 – 13:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day13:57 – 15:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:03 – 16:09शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:09 – 17:16गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:16 – 18:22मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:22 – 19:28सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:28 – 20:22शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:22 – 21:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:16 – 22:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:09 – 23:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:03 – 23:57गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night23:57 – 00:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night00:50 – 01:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:44 – 02:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:38 – 03:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:31 – 04:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:25 – 05:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:19 – 06:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:13 · Sunset: 19:28 · 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