🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-13

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
1Day06:18 – 07:25चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:25 – 08:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:32 – 09:39गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:39 – 10:46मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:46 – 11:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:53 – 13:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day13:00 – 14:07बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day14:07 – 15:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:14 – 16:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:21 – 17:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:28 – 18:35मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:35 – 19:42सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:42 – 20:35शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:35 – 21:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:28 – 22:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:21 – 23:14शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:14 – 00:07गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night00:07 – 01:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night01:00 – 01:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:53 – 02:46शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:46 – 03:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:39 – 04:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:32 – 05:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:25 – 06:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:18 · 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