🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-06-18

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
1Day06:10 – 07:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:18 – 08:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:25 – 09:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:33 – 10:40शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:40 – 11:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:48 – 12:55चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day12:55 – 14:03शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day14:03 – 15:10गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day15:10 – 16:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:18 – 17:25सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:25 – 18:33शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:33 – 19:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:40 – 20:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:33 – 21:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:25 – 22:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:18 – 23:10मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night23:10 – 00:03सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night00:03 – 00:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night00:55 – 01:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:48 – 02:40चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:40 – 03:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:33 – 04:25गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:25 – 05:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:18 – 06:10सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:10 · Sunset: 19:40 · 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