🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-05-22

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
1Day06:12 – 07:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:18 – 08:25बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:25 – 09:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:31 – 10:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:38 – 11:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:44 – 12:51मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day12:51 – 13:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day13:57 – 15:04शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day15:04 – 16:10बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:10 – 17:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:17 – 18:23शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:23 – 19:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:30 – 20:23मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:23 – 21:17सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:17 – 22:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night22:10 – 23:04बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night23:04 – 23:57चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night23:57 – 00:51शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night00:51 – 01:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:44 – 02:38मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:38 – 03:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:31 – 04:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:24 – 05:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:18 – 06:11चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:12 · Sunset: 19:30 · 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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