🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-04

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
1Day06:15 – 07:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:22 – 08:29गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:29 – 09:37मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:37 – 10:44सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:44 – 11:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:51 – 12:59बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:59 – 14:06चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day14:06 – 15:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day15:13 – 16:20गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:20 – 17:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:28 – 18:35सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:35 – 19:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:42 – 20:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:35 – 21:28चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:28 – 22:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:21 – 23:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night23:13 – 00:06मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night00:06 – 00:59सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:59 – 01:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:51 – 02:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:44 – 03:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:37 – 04:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:30 – 05:22गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:22 – 06:15मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:15 · Sunset: 19:42 · 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