🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-16

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
1Day06:19 – 07:26गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
2Day07:26 – 08:33मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
3Day08:33 – 09:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
4Day09:40 – 10:47शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
5Day10:47 – 11:53बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
6Day11:53 – 13:00चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
7Day13:00 – 14:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
8Day14:07 – 15:14गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
9Day15:14 – 16:21मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
10Day16:21 – 17:27सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
11Day17:27 – 18:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
12Day18:34 – 19:41बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
13Night19:41 – 20:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
14Night20:34 – 21:27शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
15Night21:27 – 22:21गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
16Night22:21 – 23:14मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
17Night23:14 – 00:07सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
18Night00:07 – 01:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
19Night01:00 – 01:54बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
20Night01:54 – 02:47चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
21Night02:47 – 03:40शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
22Night03:40 – 04:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
23Night04:33 – 05:27मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
24Night05:27 – 06:20सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority

Sunrise: 06:19 · 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