🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-06-20

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
1Day06:11 – 07:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:18 – 08:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:26 – 09:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:33 – 10:41सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:41 – 11:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:48 – 12:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:56 – 14:03चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day14:03 – 15:11शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day15:11 – 16:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:18 – 17:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:26 – 18:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:33 – 19:41शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:41 – 20:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:33 – 21:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:26 – 22:18शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:18 – 23:11गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night23:11 – 00:03मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night00:03 – 00:56सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:56 – 01:48शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:48 – 02:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:41 – 03:33चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:33 – 04:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:26 – 05:18गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:18 – 06:11मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:11 · Sunset: 19:41 · 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