🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-18

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

Sunrise: 06:20 · 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