🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-29

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
1Day06:25 – 07:31बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day07:31 – 08:37चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:37 – 09:43शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:43 – 10:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:49 – 11:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:55 – 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 – 15:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day15:13 – 16:19चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day16:19 – 17:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day17:25 – 18:30गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day18:30 – 19:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night19:36 – 20:31सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night20:31 – 21:25शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night21:25 – 22:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night22:19 – 23:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night23:13 – 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 – 01:55मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:55 – 02:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:49 – 03:43शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:43 – 04:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:37 – 05:31चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night05:31 – 06:25शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 06:25 · Sunset: 19:36 · 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