🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-22

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
1Day06:22 – 07:28बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:28 – 08:35चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:35 – 09:41शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:41 – 10:48गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:48 – 11:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:54 – 13:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day13:01 – 14:07शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day14:07 – 15:14बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day15:14 – 16:20चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day16:20 – 17:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:26 – 18:33गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:33 – 19:39मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:39 – 20:33सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:33 – 21:26शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:26 – 22:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night22:20 – 23:14चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night23:14 – 00:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night00:07 – 01:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night01:01 – 01:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:54 – 02:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:48 – 03:42शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:42 – 04:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:35 – 05:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:29 – 06:22शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:22 · Sunset: 19:39 · 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
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