🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-07-31

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
1Day06:26 – 07:31शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:31 – 08:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:37 – 09:43चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:43 – 10:49शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
5Day10:49 – 11:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
6Day11:55 – 13:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day13:01 – 14:06सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day14:06 – 15:12शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day15:12 – 16:18बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:18 – 17:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:24 – 18:30शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:30 – 19:35गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:35 – 20:30मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:30 – 21:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:24 – 22:18शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night22:18 – 23:12बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night23:12 – 00:07चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night00:07 – 01:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night01:01 – 01:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:55 – 02:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:49 – 03:43सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:43 – 04:38शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:38 – 05:32बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:32 – 06:26चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:26 · Sunset: 19:35 · 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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