🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-25

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
1Day06:23 – 07:29शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:29 – 08:36गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:36 – 09:42मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:42 – 10:48सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:48 – 11:54शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:54 – 13:01बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day13:01 – 14:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day14:07 – 15:13शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day15:13 – 16:19गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day16:19 – 17:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day17:26 – 18:32सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day18:32 – 19:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night19:38 – 20:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night20:32 – 21:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night21:26 – 22:20शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night22:20 – 23:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night23:13 – 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 – 01:55शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:55 – 02:48बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:48 – 03:42चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:42 – 04:36शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:36 – 05:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:30 – 06:24मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 06:23 · Sunset: 19:38 · 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