🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-05-28

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
1Day06:10 – 07:17गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:17 – 08:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:24 – 09:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:31 – 10:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:38 – 11:45बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:45 – 12:51चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:51 – 13:58शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day13:58 – 15:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day15:05 – 16:12मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:12 – 17:19सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:19 – 18:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:26 – 19:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:33 – 20:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:26 – 21:19शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:19 – 22:12गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:12 – 23:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night23:05 – 23:58सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night23:58 – 00:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:51 – 01:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:44 – 02:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:38 – 03:31शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:31 – 04:24गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:24 – 05:17मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:17 – 06:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:10 · Sunset: 19:33 · 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