🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-08-07

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
1Day06:28 – 07:34शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
2Day07:34 – 08:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
3Day08:39 – 09:44चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
4Day09:44 – 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 – 13:00मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
7Day13:00 – 14:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
8Day14:05 – 15:10शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
9Day15:10 – 16:16बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
10Day16:16 – 17:21चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
11Day17:21 – 18:26शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
12Day18:26 – 19:31गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
13Night19:31 – 20:26मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
14Night20:26 – 21:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
15Night21:21 – 22:16शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
16Night22:16 – 23:11बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
17Night23:11 – 00:05चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
18Night00:05 – 01:00शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
19Night01:00 – 01:55गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
20Night01:55 – 02:50मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
21Night02:50 – 03:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
22Night03:45 – 04:39शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
23Night04:39 – 05:34बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
24Night05:34 – 06:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals

Sunrise: 06:28 · Sunset: 19:31 · 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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