🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-03

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
1Day06:27 – 07:32चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
2Day07:32 – 08:38शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
3Day08:38 – 09:44गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
4Day09:44 – 10:49मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
5Day10:49 – 11:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
6Day11:55 – 13:00शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
7Day13:00 – 14:06बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
8Day14:06 – 15:12चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
9Day15:12 – 16:17शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
10Day16:17 – 17:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
11Day17:23 – 18:28मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
12Day18:28 – 19:34सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
13Night19:34 – 20:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
14Night20:28 – 21:23बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
15Night21:23 – 22:17चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
16Night22:17 – 23:12शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
17Night23:12 – 00:06गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
18Night00:06 – 01:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
19Night01:01 – 01:55सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
20Night01:55 – 02:49शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
21Night02:49 – 03:44बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
22Night03:44 – 04:38चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
23Night04:38 – 05:33शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
24Night05:33 – 06:27गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha

Sunrise: 06:27 · Sunset: 19:34 · 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